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
motivational positive success
To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.
funny motivational sports
I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.
exhausted rings can-do
What counts in the ring is what you can do after you're exhausted. The same is true of life.
skills boxing champion
Champions have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.
justice trying needs
I try to learn as much as I can because I know nothing compared to what I need to know.
challenges matter different
Every day is different, and some days are better than others, but no matter how challenging the day, I get up and live it.
song new-york play
I was in a Broadway musical called Big Time Buck Wright.The play didn't make it but I was a success. It lasted six days but I sung four songs and there were critics, seriously, in New York who said that my part was perfect. So I can beat Joe Frazier singing.
dog home simple
Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go ten thousand miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people in Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human rights?
journey long understanding
I have learned to live my life one step, one breath, and one moment at a time, but it was a long road. I set out on a journey of love, seeking truth, peace and understanding. I am still learning.
dog revenge believe
I'm a fighter. I believe in the eye-for-an-eye business. I'm no cheek turner. I got no respect for a man who won't hit back. You kill my dog, you better hide your cat.
white devil elijah-muhammad
Get up and say Elijah Muhammad is wrong when he says white are the devil? They have to prove they are not the devil.
uplifting thinking becoming
What you are thinking is what you are becoming.
dream wings
The one without dreams is the one without wings.
athlete boys opposites
Floyd Paterson? Boy, he's the complete opposite to me. He no way like me.They go down in history for just being athletes. I'm getting more praise and credit for doing what I'm doing now on this show than coming here and beating five of your English champions.