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" America is the greatest country in the world. "
Muhammad Ali
America
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" There are no pleasures in a fight but some of my fights have been a pleasure to win. "
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" My lectures, based on Islamic teachings, were on various subjects. Some of the titles were, 'The Intoxication of Life,' 'The Purpose of Life,' 'The Real Cause of Man's Distress,' 'The Journey to the Goal in Life,' and, one of my favorites, 'The Heart of Man.' They contained important insights that spoke to something deep inside me. "
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" Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do - they all contain truths. "
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" My only fault is that I don't realize how great I really am. "
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" We who follow the teachings of Elijah Muhammad don't want to be forced to integrate. Integration is wrong. We don't want to live with the white man; that's all. "
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" You think the world was shocked when Nixon resigned? Wait till I whup George Foreman's behind. "
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" Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with fighters: some die, some get hurt, some go on. You just don't let yourself believe it will happen to you. "
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" I calculate that I took 20,000 punches, but I earned millions and kept a lot of it. I may talk slow, but my mind is OK. "
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" I had a good time boxing. I enjoyed it - and I may come back. "
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" I give thanks to God and to all the people in the U.K. who have supported me over the years. "
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" I done wrestled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale; handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder in jail; only last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalised a brick; I'm so mean I make medicine sick. "
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" 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. "
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" My principles are more important than the money or my title. "
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" I never thought of losing, but now that it' s happened, the only thing is to do it right. That's my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life. "
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" When I won the Golden Gloves in 1960, that made me realize I had a chance. And when I won at the Olympics, that sealed it: I was the champ. "
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