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Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer, activist, entertainer and philanthropist. Nicknamed The Greatest, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated figures of the 20th century and as one of the greatest boxers of all time. Ali was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky.

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He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

– Muhammad Ali

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It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.

– Muhammad Ali

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It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.

– Muhammad Ali

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Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.

– Muhammad Ali

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The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.

– Muhammad Ali

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I hated every minute of training, but I said, Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.

– Muhammad Ali

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It isn’t the mountains to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.

– Muhammad Ali

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Me. We.

– Muhammad Ali

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Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them A desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.

– Muhammad Ali

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Me, we. (Supposedly the shortest quote in the English language delivered at a Harvard graduation.)

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Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.

– Muhammad Ali

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Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams. They have different names but all contain water. Religions have different names, but all contain truth.

– Muhammad Ali

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The man who has no imagination has no wings.

– Muhammad Ali

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Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.

– Muhammad Ali

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Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

– Muhammad Ali

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I run on the road, long before I dance under the lights.

– Muhammad Ali

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I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.

– Muhammad Ali

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Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.

– Muhammad Ali

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Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them -- a desire, a dream, a vision.

– Muhammad Ali

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My toughest fight was with my first wife.

– Muhammad Ali

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The man who views the world at fifty the same as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.

– Muhammad Ali

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All of you chumps are gonna bow, when i whoop him. All of y'all! I know you got him, i know you got him picked....But the man's in trouble. I'mma show You how great i am

– Muhammad Ali

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Children make you want to start life over.

– Muhammad Ali

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He who hits and runs away, lives to fight another day.

– Muhammad Ali

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If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.

– Muhammad Ali

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If you ever dream of beating me then you better wake up and apologise

– Muhammad Ali

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It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I just beat people up.

– Muhammad Ali

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It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself.

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The fight is won or lost far away from witnessesbehind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.

– Muhammad Ali

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There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.

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When you are as great as I am it is hard to be humble.

– Muhammad Ali

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Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.

– Muhammad Ali

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Quotes from the news wire:

The Chinese vessel has not conducted any suspicious activities, however, we need to monitor it as it has been in Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) for some time.

– Muhammad Ali

Found on CNN 1 year ago

I'm not going 10,000 miles from home to help murder and burn another poor nation simply to continue the domination of white slave masters of the darker people the world over, if I thought the war was going to bring freedom and equality to 22 million of my people, they wouldn't have to draft me, I'd join tomorrow.

– Muhammad Ali

Found on CNN 5 years ago

Hanson has a right to speak, but will she take responsibility for what happens as a result of her words?

– Muhammad Ali

Found on Reuters 7 years ago

I didn’t dodge the draft, i just avoided it. The Vietnam War turned out wrong, and the war was wrong. It was terrible. The boys shouldn’t have been there. So I made the right decision. After all, I’m still the winner.

– Muhammad Ali

Found on FOX News 7 years ago

I am America. I am the part you won't recognize, but get used to me. Black, confident, cocky ; my name, not yours ; my religion, not yours ; my goals, my own ; get used to me.

– Muhammad Ali

Found on Reuters 7 years ago

Man, I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Cong. No Vietnamese ever called me a nigger.

– Muhammad Ali

Found on Reuters 7 years ago

I have brought Rexona (deodorant) because, according to my wife, I have smelly body odor, but I am really optimistic I can pass all the tests today.

– Muhammad Ali

Found on Reuters 8 years ago

I have brought Rexona (deodorant) because, according to my wife, I have smelly body odour, but I am really optimistic I can pass all the tests today.

– Muhammad Ali

Found on Reuters 8 years ago

To my knowledge, Jason is a man of peace and great faith, a man whose dedication and respect for the Iranian people is evident in his work.

– Muhammad Ali

Found on CNN 9 years ago

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