Muhammad Ali Quotes

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Muhammad Ali

Profession : Boxer

Birth : January 17, 1942

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.

Muhammad Ali

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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Anywhere I go, there is always an incredible crowd that follows me. In Rome, as I land at the airport, even the men kiss me. I love Rome.

Muhammad Ali

All black Americans have slave names. They have white names; names that the slave master has given to them.

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

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

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No boxer in the history of boxing has had Parkinson's. There's no injury in my brain that suggests that the illness came from boxing.

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Ever since I first came here in 1963 to fight Henry Cooper, I have loved the people of England.

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Don't feel sorry for me.

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

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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.

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I'm no leader; I'm a little humble follower.

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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?

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

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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.

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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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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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The fact is, I was never too bright in school. I ain't ashamed of it, though. I mean, how much do school principals make a month?

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The white man is destroying the world.

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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.

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