[Frazier soaked it all up like a sponge. When they arrived in Manila it was the same story. Ali poured scorn on his opponent. Humiliated him. Joe had the heart of a lion but verbally he was out of his depth when Ali got going. One time, as fight day approached, Ali spotted Frazier on a hotel balcony, grabbed a security guard's gun and fired some rounds at him. Everybody knew it wasn't live ammo but it still startled the hell out of Joe.] Go back in your hole, Gorilla, ... You gonna scare the people! Come out again and I'm gonna kill ya before time!
Muhammad Ali
Related In the old days, when Muhammad Ali was fighting Ken Norton, Joe Frazier and George Foreman, there wa... WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO Of all the great heavyweights of modern times, Joe Frazier was the unluckiest. He had to share an er... JIM BAILEY Joe Frazier's life didn't start with Ali. I was a Golden Gloves champ. Gold medal in Tokyo &... JOE FRAZIER Ali's daughter is fighting and Joe Frazier's daughter is fighting as well. ROBERT GOULET It's obvious that they're going to want Ali's daughter and Frazier's daughter to fig... ROBERT GOULET He's like the Muhammad Ali of football. Muhammad Ali was the trash-talker of boxing. It's funny, tho... CHARLES TILLMAN Muhammad Ali - he was a magnificent fighter and he was an icon... Every head must bow, every knee mu... DON KING Some people have compared him walking on the court to Muhammad Ali getting into the ring. He was one... GREG GONZALES I always bring out the best in men I fight, but Joe Frazier, I'll tell the world right now, brin... MUHAMMAD ALI I fought on the Ali-Bob Foster under card against Henry Clark. After the fights he was down in the b... KEN NORTON Muhammad Ali was a god, an idol and an icon. He was boxing. Any kid that had the opportunity to talk... SUGAR RAY LEONARD It's like Jake LaMotta versus Sugar Ray Robinson or Ali versus Frazier. To be the best, you've got t... TYRONE JOHNSON When he's good, I call him 'Al-ley,' like Muhammad Ali, ANGEL JR. When he's good, I call him 'Al-ley,' like Muhammad Ali, ANGEL CORDERO JR. People will be surprised when they visit the Ali center. Many people only know of Ali as a boxer and... JEANIE KAHNKE I was right to back Muhammad Ali, but it caused me major enmity in many areas of this nation. HOWARD COSELL It’s not bragging if you can back it up,” I whisper to myself in the shower every morning. That ... SHONDA RHIMES Muhammad Ali inside the ring and Muhammad Ali outside the ring were totally different men; his abras... ELVIS MITCHELL I was leery, skeptical, but the more I thought about it, the title says 'world' champion, ... What m... LAMON BREWSTER Sugar Ray Leonard was as close as anyone came after Ali to being Ali, but he wasn't Ali. DICK SCHAAP 'Ali' offers stunning re-creations of bouts Ali fought. In the second Liston fight, the audi... ELVIS MITCHELL This may shockan amasia but I'm gonna beat Joe Frazier. MUHAMMAD ALI Right now, there's nobody out there to turn people on, ... This is the disease of Muhammad Ali ... W... ANGELO DUNDEE Muhammad Ali is a true hero, and the fact there's something wrong with him is his badge of valou... GEORGE FOREMAN 'Ali' is a breakthrough for its director, Michael Mann. The film, based on the life of Muham... ELVIS MITCHELL Joe Frazier is so ugly that when he cries, the tears turn around and go down the back of his head. MUHAMMAD ALI On a high mountain I stood, And cried the name of Ali, Lion of God. O Ali, Lion of God, K... KHALED HOSSEINI Ali's got a left, Ali's got a right - when he knocks you down, you'll sleep for the nigh... MUHAMMAD ALI Everybody in my generation loved Muhammad Ali. What a horrid task to have to take on. JIM LAMPLEY His great trick was making the game simple, supplying players with the confidence and self-belief of... JOHN MCGOVERN I thought Joe was gonna tackle the dad-gum horse. I was gonna tell him, 'Go high on him, don't go lo... BOBBY BOWDEN I started boxing because of my brother. And then I came to admire the all-time greats, like Roberto ... CANELO ALVAREZ It was his first fight back (since a May 13 knockout loss) and he wanted to put the work in. We had ... ALAN TUCKER It was his first fight back (since a May 13 knockout loss) and he wanted to put the work in, ... We ... ALAN TUCKER I named all my sons George Edward Foreman. And I tell people, 'If you're going to get hit as... GEORGE FOREMAN Muhammad Ali is a legend, a hero of mine. CONOR MCGREGOR Had I but written as many odes in praise of Muhammad and Ali as I
have composed for King Mahmud, th... RALPH WALDO EMERSON What's it like finding out Denzel Washington wants you to direct his next movie? It's like g... ANTOINE FUQUA When Joe talks everybody listens, because he not only leads by example but he can show it on the mat... JACK CALVERT An offer to fight Muhammad Ali came after Stevenson won his second Olympic gold in Montreal in 1976.... BRIN-JONATHAN BUTLER I feel a necessity to speak out. I want to be the type of athlete that Muhammad Ali was. Dealing str... ETAN THOMAS When I was young, I used to watch videos of Ali boxing, with my dad. It set me on the road. I wanted... NICOLA ADAMS We are not a world capital. But I believe they have hope that disputing peoples will come here. I wo... TOM OWEN He lent a lot more (to the Houston sports scene) than you could imagine, ... because he was always s... GEORGE FOREMAN There is no Jesus without Judas, no Martin Luther King, Jr., without the Klan; no Ali without Joe Fr... CHRIS CRUTCHER I did a bit of boxing when younger. Once I was joined by Muhammad Ali as my co-commentator. I've... JOHN MOTSON Muhammad Ali was the kind of guy you either loved or hated, but you wanted to see him. I happen to r... GERRY COONEY Do you have any idea what Ali meant to black people? He was the leader of a nation, the leader of Bl... REGGIE JACKSON All of our jackets for NASCAR, major league baseball, the NBA, are licensed. We even made a jacket f... CRAIG GIBSON Would it be fun to watch Muhammad Ali box Muhammad Ali? Would it be fun to watch 10 Michael Jordans ... DAN ROSENBERG I'm on the record for five losses or something like that, but the one guy who really whipped me ... GEORGE FOREMAN I told him, 'Ali, this is a time when the world is saying thank you for what you have done and sacri... HOWARD BINGHAM Muhammad Ali meant everything to me. He inspired me to box after watching re-runs of him winning a g... NICOLA ADAMS I hate you. You beat Muhammad Ali. LARRY HOLMES Only once in a thousand years or so do we get to hear a Mozart or see a Picasso or read a Shakespear... BILLY CRYSTAL A man called Ali is in need of money and asks his boss to help him. His Boss sets him a challenge: i... PAULO COELHO I knew Ali would beat Foreman - absolutely. At Deer Lake, his fight camp in Pennsylvania, his traini... LEON GAST I want to be like a Muhammad Ali, like a Julio Cesar Chavez. So when people talk about boxing, they ... CANELO ALVAREZ I wanted to be champ of the world, but I kept hoping something would happen to Frazier. I didn't... GEORGE FOREMAN I have the Midas touch, in the way that when I hook up with a project, I feel, not speaking cocky or... MR. T Leonard and Ali made their mark on network television, the Olympics ? Ali on 'Wide World of Sports,'... BOB ARUM It's funny. I remember calling Ali and telling him, 'If we have this fight, you and I will get $5 mi... GEORGE FOREMAN Basically Ali is pitching in the second half of her freshman year to a great degree. It was very val... DON HOWARD When you have that kind of injury, you have to change your whole style of wrestling. You have to lea... GENE BARBER I'd like to make one thing very clear: Muhammad Ali loved people, and he had white friend as wel... JIM BROWN Foreman had annihilated every single one of his opponents to that point, but here was Ali, going to ... LEON GAST Muhammad Ali turns 70, I turn 50. Damn...when he was knocking people's socks off, I was learning to ... MANJUNAN GNANARATNAM He taught his football players basically the same thing we do. When you're in a football game, play ... DAVE CLEMENT Initially I wanted to be Muhammad Ali. But then I got into a fight and I got my butt kicked, so I fi... BABYFACE Initially I wanted to be Muhammad Ali. But then I got into a fight and I got my butt kicked, so I fi... BABYFACE Name the fears that are holding you back. It's the equivalent of flooding the boogeyman with light. GINA GREENLEE I think on balance, Don King has been bad for boxing. I think he's done some very good things an... DICK SCHAAP We're obviously going to miss Ali. You just don't get many opportunities to coach players like that ... LARRY PETERSON Ali was a guy that had a lot of discipline. If you hung around him, you'd be able to get some of... LARRY HOLMES I'm Muhammad Ali's daughter, but my father and I are very different in that area. I don'... LAILA ALI My favorite television show of all time is 'Hill Street Blues.' I think it's the show th... LENNIE JAMES When he got fired, of course he was shocked. I don't think he was ever given a reason for it. They p... JACK FERGUSON I was a daredevil before, and after I lost my sight I was the same. I loved riding bikes, scooters a... ANDREA BOCELLI The crowds are going to be more than enough to present a challenge for the police and everybody else... RUDY GIULIANI We never expected it. There was a time where he would leave, go out of town and come back. So we nev... MARIA RUVALCABA Never give up on you. In order to make a difference you would have to somehow be different. JOHNNIE DENT JR. We drove on in silence, Dad shaking his head in disgust every few minutes. I stared at him, wonderin... JENNIFER BROWN We had been told Joe Frazier was not only hurt, but broke, FERDIE PACHECO Ali was the African-American who exulted in saying exactly what he was capable of, and the bouncing-... ELVIS MITCHELL When Charles Dickens arrived in Boston Harbor, where he started, they had to keep it secret because ... MATTHEW PEARL Tonight I saw Jesus with the eyes on my face. He looks half lion and half man. But not more like a l... C. JOYBELL C. Henry Fonda one time said that every time he had a job, he thought it was gonna' be the last one. An... BARRY CORBIN It took a year to find Ali, because Palestinian climbers don't really exist except for him. LANCE TRUMBULL [Another student, Ken, the son of Korean immigrants, enrages his ambitious father when he decides to... FRANK MCCOURT He always had a big heart. Little kids would want him to sign their shirts, and he enjoyed doing tha... PETE GILLEN He came in my office one day and had this sheepish look on his face, like there was something on his... JEFF PYLE But if you cover the World Series on the news or do a feature on an Ali boxing match then all of a s... ROONE ARLEDGE If anything, I think that was why we were a little shell-shocked early because Ali was struggling an... CURT MILLER The ball was really coming out of his hand well. I don't think his arm strength is built up quite en... DAVE PIEPENBRINK These people all thought they knew him. They believed he was a whore, and sometimes he thought he wa... BEVERLY L. ANDERSON Me and Evil Harry go way back," said Cohen, rolling a cigarette. "I knew him when he was starting up... TERRY PRATCHETT You must save what you can of your life; you musn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part. HENRY JAMES It was one of the worst ankle injuries I've seen. It was swollen half way up his calf, like a limp f... ERIK WOLPERT It is a lie. ARTHUR MILLER Do you remember a scene with Ryan and Ali playing in the snow? Well, that was improvised. ARTHUR HILLER
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All of us are so mixed. My great-grandfather was white. MUHAMMAD ALI Ever since I first came here in 1963 to fight Henry Cooper, I have loved the people of England. MUHAMMAD ALI It's in my blood to be around people while I was training. MUHAMMAD ALI I had a good time boxing. I enjoyed it - and I may come back. MUHAMMAD ALI If I said I would knock out Sonny Liston in 1 minute and 49 seconds of the first round, that would h... MUHAMMAD ALI You think the world was shocked when Nixon resigned? Wait till I whup George Foreman's behind. MUHAMMAD ALI No boxer in the history of boxing has had Parkinson's. There's no injury in my brain that su... MUHAMMAD ALI White people just don't want their slaves to be free. That's the whole thing. MUHAMMAD ALI Never put your money against Cassius Clay, for you will never have a lucky day. MUHAMMAD ALI When you can whip any man in the world, you never know peace. MUHAMMAD ALI I'm more at home with my log cabins than I am in my house in Cherry Hill. 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MUHAMMAD ALI There are no pleasures in a fight but some of my fights have been a pleasure to win. MUHAMMAD ALI I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world. MUHAMMAD ALI I have been so great in boxing they had to create an image like Rocky, a white image on the screen, ... MUHAMMAD ALI I said I was 'The Greatest,' I never said I was the smartest! MUHAMMAD ALI At home I am a nice guy: but I don't want the world to know. Humble people, I've found, don&... MUHAMMAD ALI I figure I'll be champ for about ten years and then I'll let my brother take over - like the... MUHAMMAD ALI When I won the Golden Gloves in 1960, that made me realize I had a chance. And when I won at the Oly... MUHAMMAD ALI I got no quarrel with them Vietcong. MUHAMMAD ALI I should be a postage stamp, because that's the only way I'll ever get licked. I'm beaut... MUHAMMAD ALI I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the r... 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MUHAMMAD ALI I've been everywhere in the world, seen everything, had everything a man can have. MUHAMMAD ALI My only fault is that I don't realize how great I really am. MUHAMMAD ALI Go up in an airplane. Go high enough, and it's like we don't even exist. MUHAMMAD ALI It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep co... MUHAMMAD ALI I would say things like 'I am the greatest! I'm pretty! If you talk jive, you'll drop in... MUHAMMAD ALI Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. MUHAMMAD ALI Don't feel sorry for me. MUHAMMAD ALI I calculate that I took 20,000 punches, but I earned millions and kept a lot of it. I may talk slow,... MUHAMMAD ALI America is the greatest country in the world. MUHAMMAD ALI Life is so, so short. Bible says it's like a vapor. MUHAMMAD ALI I'm the most recognized and loved man that ever lived cuz there weren't no satellites when J... 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MUHAMMAD ALI Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change. MUHAMMAD ALI Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friend... MUHAMMAD ALI Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. Bu... MUHAMMAD ALI Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But... MUHAMMAD ALI Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets ... MUHAMMAD ALI What keeps me going is goals. MUHAMMAD ALI Where do you think I'd be next week if I didn't know how to shout and holler and make the public tak... MUHAMMAD ALI I am the greatest. Not only do I knock em out, I pick the round! MUHAMMAD ALI I hated every minute of training, but I said, Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your li... MUHAMMAD ALI I run on the road, long before I dance under the lights. MUHAMMAD ALI No one knows what to say in the loser's locker room. MUHAMMAD ALI I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was. MUHAMMAD ALI I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest. MUHAMMAD ALI Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets ... MUHAMMAD ALI If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you. MUHAMMAD ALI The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses behind the lines, in the gym and out there on th... MUHAMMAD ALI It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am. MUHAMMAD ALI Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them: A desir... MUHAMMAD ALI The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life. MUHAMMAD ALI It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up. MUHAMMAD ALI I never thought of losing, but now that it' s happened, the only thing is to do it right. That's my ... MUHAMMAD ALI It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself. MUHAMMAD ALI I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest. MUHAMMAD ALI Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up. MUHAMMAD ALI The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym and out there on th... MUHAMMAD ALI I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round. MUHAMMAD ALI The service you do for others is the rent you pay for the time you spend 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 com... MUHAMMAD ALI My toughest fight was with my first wife. MUHAMMAD ALI I'm gonna have to be killed before I lose, and I ain't going to die easy. MUHAMMAD ALI God gave me this illness to remind me that I'm not number One; he is. MUHAMMAD ALI I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my nam... MUHAMMAD ALI To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not, pretend you are. MUHAMMAD ALI Fifteen referees. I want fifteen referees to be at this fight because there ain't no one man who can... MUHAMMAD ALI Service to others is the rent which you pay for your room here on earth. MUHAMMAD ALI There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people. MUHAMMAD ALI Don't count the days, make the days count. MUHAMMAD ALI Explaining why he refused induction into the Army. I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Congs. MUHAMMAD ALI Pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man. MUHAMMAD ALI Statement after losing his first fight to Ken Norton, March 31, 1973: I never thought of losing, but... MUHAMMAD ALI I'm a baaaadd man!! MUHAMMAD ALI I say get an education. Become an electrician, a mechanic, a doctor, a lawyer — anything but a fig... MUHAMMAD ALI It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself. MUHAMMAD ALI He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. MUHAMMAD ALI Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer. MUHAMMAD ALI Ali's got a left, Ali's got a right - when he knocks you down, you'll sleep for the nigh... MUHAMMAD ALI I done wrestled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale; handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder... MUHAMMAD ALI I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace. MUHAMMAD ALI He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. MUHAMMAD ALI It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe. 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. ... MUHAMMAD ALI Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. MUHAMMAD ALI My principles are more important than the money or my title. MUHAMMAD ALI I'm just hoping that people understand that Islam is peace and not violence. MUHAMMAD ALI The word 'Islam' means 'peace.' The word 'Muslim' means 'one who surrend... MUHAMMAD ALI The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on th... MUHAMMAD ALI Old age is just a record of one's whole life. MUHAMMAD ALI Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are. MUHAMMAD ALI Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just a... MUHAMMAD ALI Sonny Liston is nothing. The man can't talk. The man can't fight. The man needs talking less... MUHAMMAD ALI I've seen George Foreman shadow boxing, and the shadow won. MUHAMMAD ALI Cassius Clay is a name that white people gave to my slave master. Now that I am free, that I don'... MUHAMMAD ALI Terrorists are not following Islam. Killing people and blowing up people and dropping bombs in place... MUHAMMAD ALI Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of fr... MUHAMMAD ALI I give thanks to God and to all the people in the U.K. who have supported me over the years. MUHAMMAD ALI Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and com... MUHAMMAD ALI Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer. MUHAMMAD ALI If you lose a big fight, it will worry you all of your life. It will plague you - until you get your... MUHAMMAD ALI The man who has no imagination has no wings. MUHAMMAD ALI I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of y... MUHAMMAD ALI I'm a fighter. I believe in the eye-for-an-eye business. I'm no cheek turner. I got no respect for a... MUHAMMAD ALI If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, then they can sure make something out of you. MUHAMMAD ALI I am the astronaut of boxing. Joe Louis and Dempsey were just jet pilots. I'm in a world of my o... MUHAMMAD ALI Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car... MUHAMMAD ALI Allah's the Arabic term for God. Stand up for God, fight for God, work for God and do the right ... MUHAMMAD ALI It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up. MUHAMMAD ALI It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am. MUHAMMAD ALI I'm the greatest thing that ever lived! I'm the king of the world! I'm a bad man. I'... MUHAMMAD ALI Superman don't need no seat belt. MUHAMMAD ALI I am an ordinary man who worked hard to develop the talent I was given. I believed in myself, and I ... MUHAMMAD ALI It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself. MUHAMMAD ALI If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize. MUHAMMAD ALI The name Muhammad is the most common name in the world. In all the countries around the world - Paki... MUHAMMAD ALI Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It... MUHAMMAD ALI The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym and out there on th... MUHAMMAD ALI I'm the best. I just haven't played yet [on his golf game]. MUHAMMAD ALI Superman don't need no seat belt. [Comment to flight attendant, who replied, 'Superman don't need no... MUHAMMAD ALI If my fans think I can do everything I say I can do, then they're crazier than I am. After one of hi... MUHAMMAD ALI The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses — behind the lines, in the gym and out there on t... MUHAMMAD ALI We have one life; it soon will be past; what we do for God is all that will last. MUHAMMAD ALI I got nothing against no Viet Cong. No Vietnamese ever called me a nigger. MUHAMMAD ALI Champions aren´t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a... MUHAMMAD ALI It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep convic... 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... MUHAMMAD ALI I'll be floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee. MUHAMMAD ALI I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the... MUHAMMAD ALI It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe. MUHAMMAD ALI Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire... MUHAMMAD ALI I hated every minute of training, but I said, ''Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your lif... MUHAMMAD ALI If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize. MUHAMMAD ALI I'll beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on. MUHAMMAD ALI one of the greatest athletes of all time. MUHAMMAD ALI If a matter has been ruled on or issued by a decree and later is the object of doubt in the minds of... MUHAMMAD ALI I'm the best. I just haven't played yet. MUHAMMAD ALI This may shockan amasia but I'm gonna beat Joe Frazier. MUHAMMAD ALI The one without dreams is the one without wings. MUHAMMAD ALI Politicians are always saying that they are in support of Iraqi citizens and now they are increasing... MUHAMMAD ALI I have not lost [Allah's] hope in us to show compassion where none exists and to extend mercy in the... MUHAMMAD ALI I'm so pretty I even smell pretty. MUHAMMAD ALI a fierce fighter and a man of peace. MUHAMMAD ALI And if God ever calls me to a holy war, I want Joe fighting beside me. MUHAMMAD ALI This relationship will help guarantee that, for generations to come, people of all nations will unde... MUHAMMAD ALI I'm always confident. My image is being confident. Why you trying to make it look like something new... MUHAMMAD ALI Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams Ñ they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just ... MUHAMMAD ALI You know I hate fighting. If I knew how to make a living some other way, I would. MUHAMMAD ALI War on nations change maps. War on poverty maps change. MUHAMMAD ALI Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car... MUHAMMAD ALI I want to get out with my greatness intact. MUHAMMAD ALI At home I am a nice guy: but I don't want the world to know. Humble people, I've found, don't get ve... MUHAMMAD ALI Love is a net that catches hearts like a fish. MUHAMMAD ALI All through my life, I have been tested. My will has been tested, my courage has been tested, my str... MUHAMMAD ALI Often it isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the little pebble in your shoe. MUHAMMAD ALI My face is so pretty, you don't see a scar, which proves I'm the king of the ring by far. MUHAMMAD ALI Champions aren´t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a... MUHAMMAD ALI Old age is just a record of one's whole life. MUHAMMAD ALI The man who views the world at fifty the same as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his lif... MUHAMMAD ALI You don't want no pie in the sky when you die,/ You want something here on the ground while you're s... MUHAMMAD ALI A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he'll never crow. I have seen t... MUHAMMAD ALI It's not bragging if you can back it up. MUHAMMAD ALI Give up what appears to be doubtful for what is certain. Truth brings peace of mind, and deception d... MUHAMMAD ALI