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
religious greatness names
Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do - they all contain truths.
basketball fighting helping-others
Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.
motivational successful fighting
When you saw me in the boxing ring fighting, it wasn't just so I could beat my opponent. My fighting had a purpose. I had to be successful in order to get people to listen to the things I had to say.
shoes mountain pebbles
It isn't the mountains that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.
couple real fighting
I can remember a couple of real fights when I ran. Because they were kinda dangerous.
knocked-down loses ifs
You dont lose if you get knocked down; you lose if you stay down.
revenge hate heart
What I will remember most about Mr Mandela is that he was a man whose heart, soul and spirit could not be contained or restrained by racial and economic injustices, metal bars or the burden of hate and revenge.
land people laughing
People sold everything - their cars, their land for miles, to come in and see me beat. I went to the bank laughing every time.
want-something pie sky
You don't want no pie in the sky when you die, You want something here on the ground while you're still around.
stills swollen
I still looked the same - I had a swollen jaw.
color people prejudice
We are all God's people. We are prejudiced and we separate into Jews, Mexicans, Italians, but God doesn't see colors.
class ugly rhythm
Joe Frazier is ugly. He has no rhythm, no footwork, no class, he cannot talk.
jesus teaching men
For the black man to come out superior would be against America's teachings. I have been so great in boxing they had to create an image like Rocky, a white image on the screen, to counteract my image in the ring. America has to have its white images, no matter where it gets them. Jesus, Wonder Woman, Tarzan and Rocky.
funny sports jobs
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.