Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali /ɑːˈliː/was an American Olympic and professional boxer and activist. He is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century. From early in his career, Ali was known as an inspiring, controversial and polarizing figure both inside and outside the ring...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBoxer
Date of Birth17 January 1942
CityLouisville, KY
CountryUnited States of America
justice tolerance understanding
Tolerance and understanding won't 'trickle down' in our society any more than wealth does.
ohio rivers black-history
I came back to Louisville after the Olympics with my shiny gold medal. Went into a luncheonette where black folks couldn't eat. Thought I'd put them on the spot. I sat down and asked for a meal. The Olympic champion wearing his gold medal. They said, "We don't serve niggers here." I said, "That's okay, I don't eat 'em." But they put me out in the street. So I went down to the river, the Ohio River, and threw my gold medal in it.
compromise reaching true-success
True success is reaching our potential without compromising our values.
home
Home is the place you can go when you're whipped.
dream wings
The one without dreams is the one without wings.
people special world
There are billions of people in the world, and every one of them is special. No one else in the world is like you.
funny sports jobs
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
exhausted rings can-do
What counts in the ring is what you can do after you're exhausted. The same is true of life.
wisdom islamic men
Most people don't pray until they're in trouble. When people need help they pray a lot. But after they get what they want, they slow down. If a man takes five showers a day, his body will be clean. Praying five times a day helps me clean my mind.
heart men mma
Champions come and go, but to be legendary you got to have heart, more heart than the next man, more than anyone in the world.
car mexican police
A black, a Puerto Rican and a Mexican are in a car. Who's driving? The police.
shoes mountain pebbles
It isn't the mountains that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.
believe people trying
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.
fighting greatness mind
You lose nothing when fighting for a cause ... In my mind the losers are those who don't have a cause they care about.