Muhammad Ali Quotes
Mr. president, I've been a citizen of the United States of America for thirty three years and was never invited to the White House. It sure gives me pleasure to be invited to the Black House.
Howard Cosell was gonna be a boxer when he was a kid only they couldn't find a mouthpiece big enough.
Holmes is so ugly, his grandmother said when he started to cry the tears would stop and roll down the back of his head.
It all started to come together when I realized that boxing was how I was going to succeed in life.
There live a great man named Joe who was belittled by a loudmouth foe. While his rival would taunt and tease Joe silently bore the stings. And then fought like gladiator in the ring.
Who would thought only of themselves and kill their race? You would hate other people if you don't want to stay who you are.
Anywhere I go, there is always an incredible crowd that follows me. In Rome, as I land at the airport, even the men kiss me. I love Rome.
I'll leave you with one that I have hanging on my office wall, compliments of Nike: Impossible is nothing.
I have to be real cool and not savage and radical, because it makes me angry when I think about it when I see the white boys, who are really the number one citizens, the future rulers.
We're not trying to take power away or rule anybody - we're just trying to get up from under the rulers.
I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion'.
You don’t have to be in a boxing ring to be a great fighter. As long as you are true to yourself, you will succeed in your fight for that in which you believe.
Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.
Democracy is in the blood of the Muslims, who look upon complete equality of mankind, and believe in fraternity, equality, and liberty.
No settlement with the majority is possible as no Hindu leader speaking with any authority shows any concern or genuine desire for it.
Come forward as servants of Islam, organize the people economically, socially, educationally and politically and I am sure that you will be a power that will be accepted by everybody.
You have to stand guard over the development and maintenance of Islamic democracy, Islamic social justice and the equality of manhood in your own native soil.
The greatest victory in life is to rise above the material things that we once valued most.
-A man do everything for love, in love but he cant get love according to his desire, there is also involve the desire of someone else-
Often it isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the little pebble in your shoe.
The day I met Islam, I found a power within myself that no man could destroy or take away from me.
It's ironic when black non-Muslims say Islam is not a religion that uplifts black people when two of the most celebrated black heroes in recent history were both Muslim
The critics only made me work harder.
I sincerely hope that they (relations between India and Pakistan) will be friendly and cordial. We have a great deal to do...and think that we can be of use to each other and to the world.
Inside of a ring or out, ain’t nothing wrong with going down. It’s staying down that’s wrong.
Think a hundred times before you take a decision, but once that decision is taken, stand by it as one man.
Inside of a ring or out ain't nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong.
At home I am a nice guy but I don't want the world to know. Humble people I've found don't go very far.
I used to tease Joe Louis by reminding him that I was the greatest of all time. But Joe Louis was the greatest heavyweight fighter ever.
When I won the Golden Gloves in 1960, that made me realize I had a chance. And when I won at the Olympics, that sealed it: I was the champ.
Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.
