DISCOVER THE BEST BRAINY QUOTES OF
MUHAMMAD ALI...

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.

MUHAMMAD ALI

SERVICE TO OTHERS IS THE RENT YOU PAY FOR YOUR ROOM HERE ON EARTH.

MUHAMMAD ALI

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

TO MAKE AMERICA THE GREATEST IS MY GOAL, SO I BEAT THE RUSSIANS, AND I BEAT THE POLE, AND FOR THE USA WON THE MEDAL OF GOLD. ITALIANS SAID: YOU’RE GREATER THAN THE CASSIUS OF OLD´´. WE LIKE YOUR NAME, WE LIKE YOUR GAME, SO MAKE ROME YOUR HOME IF YOU WILL. I SAID I APPRECIATE YOUR KIND HOSPITALITY, BUT THE USA IS MY COUNTRY STILL, ‘CAUSE THEY’RE WAITING TO WELCOME ME IN LOUISVILLE.

MUHAMMAD ALI

SO DON’T BET AGAINST ME, I’M A MAN OF MY WORD. HE IS THE GREATEST! YES! I AM THE MAN THIS POEM’S ABOUT, I’LL BE CHAMP OF THE WORLD, THERE ISN’T A DOUBT. HERE I PREDICT MR. LISTON’S DISMEMBERMENT, I’LL HIT HIM SO HARD, HE’LL WONDER WHERE OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER WENT. WHEN I SAY TWO, THERE’S NEVER A THIRD,STANDIN AGAINST ME IS COMPLETELY ABSURD. WHEN CASSIUS SAYS A MOUSE CAN OUTRUN A HORSE,DON’T ASK HOW, PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUSE IS! I AM THE GREATEST!

MUHAMMAD ALI

LAST NIGHT I HAD A DREAM, WHEN I GOT TO AFRICA, I HAD ONE HELL OF A RUMBLE. I HAD TO BEAT TARZAN’S BEHIND FIRST, FOR CLAIMING TO BE KING OF THE JUNGLE. FOR THIS FIGHT, I’VE WRESTLED WITH ALLIGATORS,I’VE TUSSLED WITH A WHALE. I DONE HANDCUFFED LIGHTNING AND THROW THUNDER IN JAIL. YOU KNOW I’M BAD. JUST LAST WEEK, I MURDERED A ROCK, INJURED A STONE, HOSPITALIZED A BRICK. I’M SO MEAN, I MAKE MEDICINE SICK. I’M SO FAST, MAN, I CAN RUN THROUGH A HURRICANE AND DON’T GET WET. WHEN GEORGE FOREMAN MEETS ME, HE’LL PAY HIS DEBT.I CAN DROWN THE DRINK OF WATER, AND KILL A DEAD TREE. WAIT TILL YOU SEE MUHAMMAD ALI.

MUHAMMAD ALI

I’D LIKE FOR THEM TO SAY HE TOOK A FEW CUPS OF LOVE, HE TOOK ONE TABLESPOON OF PATIENCE, TEASPOON OF GENEROSITY, ONE PINT OF KINDNESS. HE TOOK ONE QUART OF LAUGHTER, ONE PINCH OF CONCERN, AND THEN, HE MIX WILLINGNESS WITH HAPPINESS, HE ADDED LOTS OF FAITH, AND HE STIRRED IT UP WELL, THEN HE SPREADS IT OVER HIS SPAN OF A LIFETIME, AND HE SERVED IT TO EACH AND EVERY DESERVING PERSON HE MET.

MUHAMMAD ALI

HATING PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THEIR COLOR IS WRONG. AND IT DOESN’T MATTER WHICH COLOR DOES THE HATING. IT’S JUST PLAIN WRONG.

MUHAMMAD ALI

I’VE MADE MY SHARE OF MISTAKES ALONG THE WAY, BUT IF I HAVE CHANGED EVEN ONE LIFE FOR THE BETTER, I HAVEN’T LIVED IN VAIN.

MUHAMMAD ALI

THE ONE WITHOUT DREAMS IS THE ONE WITHOUT WINGS.

MUHAMMAD ALI

ALL I CAN DO IS FIGHT FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICE. I CAN’T SAVE ANYBODY. HE’S A SCIENCE FICTION CHARACTER, AND I’M A REAL CHARACTER.

MUHAMMAD ALI

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.

MUHAMMAD ALI

I DO A LOT OF READING, A LOT OF STUDYING. I ASK QUESTIONS, I’LL GO OUT, TRAVEL THESE COUNTRIES, I’LL WATCH HOW THEIR PEOPLE LIVE, AND I LEARN.

MUHAMMAD ALI

WHY SHOULD THEY ASK ME TO PUT ON A UNIFORM AND GO TEN THOUSAND MILES FROM HOME AND DROP BOMBS AND BULLETS ON BROWN PEOPLE IN VIETNAM WHILE SO

MUHAMMAD ALI

LIFE IS SO, SO SHORT. BIBLE SAYS IT’S LIKE A VAPOR.

MUHAMMAD ALI

THE BEST WAY TO MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE IS TO WAKE UP.

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WHAT YOU’RE THINKING IS WHAT YOU’RE BECOMING.

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WHEN YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHO MADE ME, YOU TALK TO ME. WHO MADE ME IS ME.

MUHAMMAD ALI

YOU LOSE NOTHING WHEN FIGHTING FOR A CAUSE … IN MY MIND THE LOSERS ARE THOSE WHO DON’T HAVE A CAUSE THEY CARE ABOUT.

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I SAID I WAS ‘THE GREATEST,’ I NEVER SAID I WAS THE SMARTEST!

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THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS IS SUBMITTING TO THE WILL OF GOD.

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OTHERS MAY KNOW PLEASURE, BUT PLEASURE IS NOT HAPPINESS. IT HAS NO MORE IMPORTANCE THAN A SHADOW FOLLOWING A MAN.

MUHAMMAD ALI

WISDOM IS KNOWING WHEN YOU CAN’T BE WISE.

MUHAMMAD ALI

WHEN WE DEVOTE ALL OF OUR ACTIONS TO A SPIRITUAL GOAL, EVERYTHING THAT WE DO BECOMES A PRAYER.

MUHAMMAD ALI

WE CAN’T BE BRAVE WITHOUT FEAR.

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I WANTED TO USE MY FAME AND THIS FACE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS SO WELL TO HELP UPLIFT AND INSPIRE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.

MUHAMMAD ALI

WARS OF NATIONS ARE FOUGHT TO CHANGE MAPS. BUT WARS OF POVERTY ARE FOUGHT TO MAP CHANGE.

MUHAMMAD ALI

I TRY NOT TO SPEAK ABOUT ALL THE CHARITIES AND PEOPLE I HELP BECAUSE I BELIEVE WE CAN ONLY BE TRULY GENEROUS WHEN WE EXPECT NOTHING IN RETURN.

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WHEN IT COMES TO LOVE, COMPASSION, AND OTHER FEELINGS OF THE HEART, I AM RICH.

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INSIDE OF A RING OR OUT, AIN’T NOTHING WRONG WITH GOING DOWN. IT’S STAYING DOWN THAT’S WRONG.

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THERE ARE MORE PLEASANT THINGS TO DO THAN BEAT UP PEOPLE.

MUHAMMAD ALI

IT’S IN MY BLOOD TO BE AROUND PEOPLE WHILE I WAS TRAINING.

MUHAMMAD ALI

THE GREATEST VICTORY IN LIFE IS TO RISE ABOVE THE MATERIAL THINGS THAT WE ONCE VALUED MOST.

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IF YOUR DREAMS DON’T SCARE YOU, THEY AREN’T BIG ENOUGH.

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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.

MUHAMMAD ALI

ENJOY YOUR CHILDREN, EVEN WHEN THEY DON’T ACT THE WAY YOU WANT THEM TO.

MUHAMMAD ALI

THINK WELL OF ALL, BE PATIENT WITH ALL, AND TRY TO FIND THE GOOD IN ALL.

MUHAMMAD ALI

THE FIGHT IS WON OR LOST FAR AWAY FROM THE WITNESSES, BEHIND THE LINES, IN THE GYM, AND OUT THERE ON THE ROAD, LONG BEFORE I DANCE UNDER THOSE LIGHTS.

MUHAMMAD ALI

EVEN THE GREATEST WAS ONCE A BEGINNER. DON’T BE AFRAID TO TAKE THAT FIRST STEP.

MUHAMMAD ALI

RECOGNIZE HOW EVERY MOMENT OF OUR JOURNEY IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE GROWTH OF OUR SOUL.

MUHAMMAD ALI

LOOK AT ME. LOOK AT MY NOSE, PERFECT SHAPE, LIPS, FACE. NOW I’M NOT BOASTING, BUT IT’S HARD TO BE HUMBLE WHEN YOU’RE AS PRETTY AS I AM.

MUHAMMAD ALI

WE SPEND MORE TIME LEARNING HOW TO MAKE A LIVING THAN WE DO LEARNING TO MAKE A LIFE.

MUHAMMAD ALI

NO ONE STARTS OUT ON TOP. YOU HAVE TO WORK YOUR WAY UP.

MUHAMMAD ALI

TRULY GREAT PEOPLE IN HISTORY NEVER WANTED TO BE GREAT FOR THEMSELVES. ALL THEY WANTED WAS THE CHANCE TO DO GOOD FOR OTHERS AND BE CLOSE TO GOD.

MUHAMMAD ALI

FRIENDSHIP IS A PRICELESS GIFT THAT CANNOT BE BOUGHT NOR SOLD, BUT ITS VALUE IS FAR GREATER THAN A MOUNTAIN MADE OF GOLD.

MUHAMMAD ALI

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.

MUHAMMAD ALI

REST BUT NEVER QUIT. EVEN THE SUN HAS A SINKING SPELL EACH EVENING. BUT IT ALWAYS RISES THE NEXT MORNING.

MUHAMMAD ALI

THIS IS THE LEGEND OF CASSIUS CLAY, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FIGHTER IN THE WORLD TODAY. HE TALKS A GREAT DEAL, AND BRAGS INDEED

MUHAMMAD ALI

I AM A MUSLIM AND THERE IS NOTHING ISLAMIC ABOUT KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE IN PARIS, SAN BERNARDINO, OR ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD.–MUHAMMAD ALI

MUHAMMAD ALI

I DON’T TRUST ANYONE WHO’S NICE TO ME BUT RUDE TO THE WAITER. BECAUSE THEY WOULD TREAT ME THE SAME WAY IF I WERE IN THAT POSITION.

MUHAMMAD ALI

CHRISTIANS ARE MY BROTHERS, HINDUS ARE MY BROTHERS, ALL OF THEM ARE MY BROTHERS. WE JUST THINK DIFFERENT AND BELIEVE DIFFERENT.

MUHAMMAD ALI

THE MAN WHO VIEWS THE WORLD AT THE SAME AS HE DID AT HAS WASTED YEARS OF HIS LIFE.

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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.

MUHAMMAD ALI

I TRY TO LEARN AS MUCH AS I CAN BECAUSE I KNOW NOTHING COMPARED TO WHAT I NEED TO KNOW.

MUHAMMAD ALI

A MAN WHO HAS NO IMAGINATION HAS NO WINGS.

MUHAMMAD ALI

MY WEALTH IS IN MY KNOWLEDGE OF SELF, LOVE, AND SPIRITUALITY.

MUHAMMAD ALI

I RUN ON THE ROAD LONG BEFORE I DANCE UNDER THE LIGHTS.

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HE WHO IS NOT COURAGEOUS ENOUGH TO TAKE RISKS WILL ACCOMPLISH NOTHING IN LIFE.

MUHAMMAD ALI

IT’S NOT BRAGGING IF YOU CAN BACK IT UP.

MUHAMMAD ALI

OLD AGE IS JUST A RECORD OF ONE’S WHOLE LIFE.

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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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AT HOME I AM A NICE GUY: BUT I DON’T WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW. HUMBLE PEOPLE, I’VE FOUND, DON’T GET VERY FAR.

MUHAMMAD ALI

FRIENDSHIP … IS NOT SOMETHING YOU LEARN IN SCHOOL. BUT IF YOU HAVEN’T LEARNED THE MEANING OF FRIENDSHIP, YOU REALLY HAVEN’T LEARNED ANYTHING.

MUHAMMAD ALI

TO BE A GREAT CHAMPION YOU MUST BELIEVE YOU ARE THE BEST. IF NOT PRETEND YOU ARE.

MUHAMMAD ALI

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.

MUHAMMAD ALI

WHAT YOU ARE THINKING IS WHAT YOU ARE BECOMING.

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I WISH PEOPLE WOULD LOVE EVERYBODY ELSE THE WAY THEY LOVE ME. IT WOULD BE A BETTER WORLD.

MUHAMMAD ALI

A MAN WHO VIEWS THE WORLD THE SAME AT AS HE DID AT HAS WASTED YEARS OF HIS LIFE.

MUHAMMAD ALI

WHAT KEEPS ME GOING IS GOALS.

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YOU’RE MY OPPOSER WHEN I WANT FREEDOM, YOU’RE MY OPPOSER WHEN I WANT JUSTICE, YOU’RE MY OPPOSER WHEN I WANT EQUALITY, YOU WON’T EVEN STAND UP FOR ME IN AMERICA FOR MY RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND YOU WANT ME TO GO SOMEWHERE AND FIGHT, BUT YOU WON’T EVEN STAND UP FOR ME HERE AT HOME!

MUHAMMAD ALI

LIVE EVERYDAY AS IF IT WERE YOUR LAST BECAUSE SOMEDAY YOU’RE GOING TO BE RIGHT.

MUHAMMAD ALI

IF YOU EVEN DREAM OF BEATING ME YOU’D BETTER WAKE UP AND APOLOGIZE.

MUHAMMAD ALI

IT ISN’T THE MOUNTAINS AHEAD TO CLIMB THAT WEAR YOU OUT, IT’S THE PEBBLE IN YOUR SHOE.

MUHAMMAD ALI

AGE IS WHATEVER YOU THINK IT IS. YOU ARE AS OLD AS YOU THINK YOU ARE.

MUHAMMAD ALI

I DON’T GET HIT. I’M THE FASTEST THING ON TWO FEET MAN!

MUHAMMAD ALI

FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY, STING LIKE A BEE.

MUHAMMAD ALI

IF THEY CAN MAKE PENICILLIN OUT OF MOLDY BREAD, THEN THEY CAN SURE MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF YOU.

MUHAMMAD ALI

FRIENDSHIP IS NOT SOMETHING YOU LEARN IN SCHOOL. BUT IF YOU HAVEN’T LEARNED THE MEANING OF FRIENDSHIP, YOU REALLY HAVEN’T LEARNED ANYTHING.

MUHAMMAD ALI

I AM THE GREATEST. I SAID THAT EVEN BEFORE I KNEW I WAS. I FIGURED THAT IF I SAID IT ENOUGH, I WOULD CONVINCE THE WORLD THAT I REALLY WAS THE GREATEST.

MUHAMMAD ALI

SILENCE IS GOLDEN WHEN YOU CAN’T THINK OF A GOOD ANSWER.

MUHAMMAD ALI

I DON’T CARE HOW SMALL THE RING IS, I’LL FIGHT THAT CHUMP IN A TELEPHONE BOOTH.

MUHAMMAD ALI

IF THEY CAN MAKE PENICILLIN OUT OF MOLDY BREAD, THEY CAN SURE MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF YOU.

MUHAMMAD ALI

IT’S HARD TO BE HUMBLE, WHEN YOU’RE AS GREAT AS I AM.

MUHAMMAD ALI

MY CONSCIENCE WON’T LET ME GO SHOOT MY BROTHER OR SOME DARKER PEOPLE OR SOME POOR HUNGRY PEOPLE IN THE MUD FOR BIG POWERFUL AMERICA.

MUHAMMAD ALI

IT’S JUST A JOB. GRASS GROWS, BIRDS FLY, WAVES POUND THE SAND. I BEAT PEOPLE UP.

MUHAMMAD ALI

TO BE ABLE TO GIVE AWAY RICHES IS MANDATORY IF YOU WISH TO POSSESS THEM. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU WILL BE TRULY RICH.

MUHAMMAD ALI

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

MUHAMMAD ALI

IT’S THE REPETITION OF AFFIRMATIONS THAT LEADS TO BELIEF. AND ONCE THAT BELIEF BECOMES A DEEP CONVICTION, THINGS BEGIN TO HAPPEN.

MUHAMMAD ALI

THERE ARE NO PLEASURES IN A FIGHT, BUT SOME OF MY FIGHTS HAVE BEEN A PLEASURE TO WIN.

MUHAMMAD ALI

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 DON’T COUNT MY SIT

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I’VE WRESTLED WITH ALLIGATORS / I’VE TUSSLED WITH A WHALE / I DONE HANDCUFFED LIGHTNING / AND THROW THUNDER IN JAIL.

MUHAMMAD ALI

MY TOUGHEST FIGHT WAS WITH MY FIRST WIFE.

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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.

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IF MY MIND CAN CONCEIVE IT, AND MY HEART CAN BELIEVE IT—THEN I CAN ACHIEVE IT.

MUHAMMAD ALI

MY WAY OF JOKING IS TO TELL THE TRUTH. THAT’S THE FUNNIEST JOKE IN THE WORLD.

MUHAMMAD ALI

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.

MUHAMMAD ALI

DON’T COUNT THE DAYS, MAKE THE DAYS COUNT.

MUHAMMAD ALI

NO ONE KNOWS WHAT TO SAY IN THE LOSER’S LOCKER ROOM.

MUHAMMAD ALI