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

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" I didn't want to submit to the army and then, on the day of judgment, have God say to me, 'Why did you do that?' This life is a trial, and you realize that what you do is going to be written down for Judgment Day. "

" I give thanks to God and to all the people in the U.K. who have supported me over the years. "

" If you lose a big fight, it will worry you all of your life. It will plague you - until you get your revenge. "

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" 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. "

" All of us are so mixed. My great-grandfather was white. "

" 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 know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want. "

" White people just don't want their slaves to be free. That's the whole thing. "

" I would say things like 'I am the greatest! I'm pretty! If you talk jive, you'll drop in five! I float like a butterfly, sting like a bee! I'm pretty!' When white people heard me talking like this, some said, 'That black man talks too much. He's bragging.' "

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

" What keeps me going is goals. "

" I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace. "

" 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. "

" I have been so great in boxing they had to create an image like Rocky, a white image on the screen, to counteract my image in the ring. America has to have its white images, no matter where it gets them. Jesus, Wonder Woman, Tarzan and Rocky. "

" The name Muhammad is the most common name in the world. In all the countries around the world - Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon - there are more Muhammads than anything else. When I joined the Nation of Islam and became a Muslim, they gave me the most famous name because I was the champ. "

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

" It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen. "

" I said I was 'The Greatest,' I never said I was the smartest! "

" God tries you in certain, certain ways. Some people are rich, and they believe in God. They lose the money, things get hard, they get weak and quit going to church. Quit serving God like they did. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" Never put your money against Cassius Clay, for you will never have a lucky day. "