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
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It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.
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Fighting by itself doesn't interest me anymore. I want to help people, the black people and I need any kind of media to spread my thought: God, charity, peace.
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There's nothing wrong with getting knocked down, as long as you get right back up.
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I've never let anyone talk me into not believing in myself
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My only fault is that I don't realize how great I really am.
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You're not going to enjoy every minute of the journey, but the success you'll find at the end will make it all worth it.
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Every time I look in the mirror, I see that kid from Louisville, Kentucky, staring back at me. His name was Cassius Clay.
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We have one life; it soon will be past; what we do for God is all that will last.
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The bull is stronger, but the matador is smarter.
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All through my life, I have been tested. My will has been tested, my courage has been tested, my strength has been tested. Now my patience and endurance are being tested.
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I'm going to show you how great I am!
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I strongly object to the fact that so many newspapers have given the American public and the world the impression that I have only two alternatives in taking this stand: either I go to jail or go to the Army. There is another alternative and that alternative is justice. If justice prevails, if my Constitutional rights are upheld, I will be forced to go neither to the Army nor jail. In the end I am confident that justice will come my way for the truth must eventually prevail.
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I'm the best. I just haven't played yet.
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I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.