Boxer

I would say things like 'I am the greatest! I'm pretty! If you talk jive, you'll drop in five! I float like a butterfly, sting like a bee! I'm pretty!' When white people heard me talking like this, some said, 'That black man talks too much. He's bragging.'

Ali's got a left, Ali's got a right - when he knocks you down, you'll sleep for the night; and when you lie on the floor and the ref counts to ten, hope and pray that you never meet me again.

Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with fighters: some die, some get hurt, some go on. You just don't let yourself believe it will happen to you.

The word 'Islam' means 'peace.' The word 'Muslim' means 'one who surrenders to God.' But the press makes us seem like haters.

I didn't want to submit to the army and then, on the day of judgment, have God say to me, 'Why did you do that?' This life is a trial, and you realize that what you do is going to be written down for Judgment Day.

I'm just hoping that people understand that Islam is peace and not violence.

I'm no leader; I'm a little humble follower.

No boxer in the history of boxing has had Parkinson's. There's no injury in my brain that suggests that the illness came from boxing.

There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.

I didn't want to submit to the army and then, on the day of judgment, have God say to me, 'Why did you do that?' This life is a trial, and you realize that what you do is going to be written down for Judgment Day.

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.

Ever since I first came here in 1963 to fight Henry Cooper, I have loved the people of England.

Saya menentang segala macam terorisme, saya bersumpah kepada Tuhan.

Tak seorang pun tahu apa yang harus dikatakan di ruang ganti si pecundang itu.

There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.

Aku benci setiap menit latihan, tapi aku berkata, 'Jangan berhenti. Menderitalah sekarang dan jalani sisa hidup Anda sebagai juara'.

I had to prove you could be a new kind of black man. I had to show the world.

God tries you in certain, certain ways. Some people are rich, and they believe in God. They lose the money, things get hard, they get weak and quit going to church. Quit serving God like they did.

Don't feel sorry for me.

Umur adalah apa pun yang Anda pikirkan. Anda setua yang Anda pikirkan.