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
understanding levels tests
The greater our level of understanding, the harder the tests become.
children father decision
I tried to be the greatest boxer in the world and a good parent, too. I had instant feedback on my success as a boxer. Often, parents don't really know if what they are doing is right or wrong until their child is grown and it is too late to change any of the decisions. Whatever my failings as a parent, I am very proud of all my children. It wasn't easy for them to make their own way with such a controversial and public father.
bad-ass ass
That all you got, George?
wise greatness knowing
Wisdom is knowing when you can't be wise.
motivational hurt thinking
I love boxing and it did a lot for me. But sometimes it made me think how savage human beings could be to each other. That wasn't the kind of boxer I wanted to be. My strategy was to be as scientific as I could when I fought. I didn't want to be seriously hurt, and I didn't want to do that to anybody else either.
knowledge science college
Stay in college, get the knowledge. And stay there until you're through. If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you. Advice to a young person to continue his education.
pork stuff
Before I became a Muslim, I ate pork and chased women--but all that stuff stopped.
motivational thinking boxing
Now you see me, now you don't. George thinks he will, but I know he won't!
shows
I’m gonna show you how great I am.
time years months
Oh! how the hours hasten to change into days, the days into months, the months into years, and those into life's annihilation!
fighting thinking boxing
If my fans think I can do everything I say I can do, then they're crazier than I am. After one of his fight predictions turned out to be wrong.
faults sin commit
Not to commit faults counts for more than to do good.
giving littles deceiving
Do not be ashamed to give a little; for to deceive is to give still less.
boxing champion heavyweights
You can be free. You can be black. Look at me! I'm the Heavyweight Champion! Can't nobody stop me.