Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali /ɑːˈliː/was an American Olympic and professional boxer and activist. He is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century. From early in his career, Ali was known as an inspiring, controversial and polarizing figure both inside and outside the ring...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBoxer
Date of Birth17 January 1942
CityLouisville, KY
CountryUnited States of America
obedience superiors obedient
Be obedient to your superior, and your inferior will obey you.
gossip slander
Whoever listens to slander is himself a slanderer.
greatness dare dare-to-be-great
Who's gonna dare to be great?
army boxing decision
So I didn't pass. It was the army's decision that they didn't want me to go into the service. They're the boss. I don't want to say no whole lot about it.
suffering succeed needs
To succeed,all I need to do is suffer.
war winning america
If America were in a just war I'd volunteer for the front line. I'd do the shuffling and win the war.
boxing okay great-boxing
That's okay, I'm still the Greatest.
home fighting night
You may talk about Sweden, you may talk about Rome, but Rockville Center's Floyd Patterson's home. A lot of people said that Floyd couldn't fight, but you should have seen him on the comeback night.
careers boxing world
The outgoing and spontaneous person that the world knew while I was boxing was a persona that I created to sell tickets and promote my career. In my private life, I am quiet and reflective by nature.
talking shadow fellows
There were so many fellows ranked over me I couldn't just whoop them all. I had to out-shadow them by talking.
doctors lasts fighter
I say get an education. Become an electrician, a mechanic, a doctor, a lawyer, anything but a fighter. In this trade, it's the managers that make the money and last the longest.
long pay peanuts
They can boo me, yell at me, and throw peanuts at me, as long as they pay to get in.
gray rings knows
In the ring I can stay until I’m old and gray because I know how to hit and dance away
brooding blunders
Brooding over blunders is the biggest blunder