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" Sonny Liston is nothing. The man can't talk. The man can't fight. The man needs talking lessons. The man needs boxing lessons. And since he's gonna fight me, he needs falling lessons. "

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" I am an ordinary man who worked hard to develop the talent I was given. I believed in myself, and I believe in the goodness of others. "

" A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he'll never crow. I have seen the light and I'm crowing. "

" My trainer don't tell me nothing between rounds. I don't allow him to. I fight the fight. All I want to know is did I win the round. It's too late for advice. "

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

" Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong. "

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

" You can't keep your mind on fighting when you're thinking about a woman. You can't keep your concentration. You feel like sleeping all the time. "

" I'm the greatest thing that ever lived! I'm the king of the world! I'm a bad man. I'm the prettiest thing that ever lived. "

" It's not bragging if you can back it up. "

" The Nation of Islam's main focus was teaching black pride and self-awareness. Why should we keep trying to force ourselves into white restaurants and schools when white people didn't want us? Why not clean up our own neighborhoods and schools instead of trying to move out of them and into white people's neighborhoods? "

" I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world. "

Muhammad Ali

Love Me

People

" You think the world was shocked when Nixon resigned? Wait till I whup George Foreman's behind. "

" I had a good time boxing. I enjoyed it - and I may come back. "

" I had to prove you could be a new kind of black man. I had to show the world. "

" Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do - they all contain truths. "

" My only fault is that I don't realize how great I really am. "

" There are no pleasures in a fight but some of my fights have been a pleasure to win. "

" Life is so, so short. Bible says it's like a vapor. "

Muhammad Ali

Life

Says

" Terrorists are not following Islam. Killing people and blowing up people and dropping bombs in places and all this is not the way to spread the word of Islam. So people realize now that all Muslims are not terrorists. "

" It's in my blood to be around people while I was training. "

" My toughest fight was with my first wife. "

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

" 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. "

" America is the greatest country in the world. "

" People don't realize what they had till it's gone. Like President Kennedy, there was no one like him, the Beatles, and my man Elvis Presley. I was the Elvis of boxing. "

" I know I got it made while the masses of black people are catchin' hell, but as long as they ain't free, I ain't free. "

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

" 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. "