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
sunday church-on-sunday church
Things are getting much better, but I always wondered when I went to church on Sundays. I've always been one to... I'm not just a boxer.
rome champion gold
I won the Olympic gold medal in Rome, Italy. Olympic champion. The Russian standing right here, and the Pole right here.
beautiful baby race
I'm sad because I want to bow out of my race and leave my beautiful identity? Chinese love Chinese. They love their little slant eyed, pale brown skinned babies. Pakistanis love their culture.Jewish people love their culture. A lot of Catholics want to marry Catholics because the want their religion to stay the same.
sports boxing trying
I just try to stay half way decent looking. Boxing's a rough sport and you get hit a lot.
thinking blow what-if
I tell you what I really fear. I fear aeroplanes. When the flight's all right and smooth I'm still thinking, 'what if the engine blow up?' 'What if a fool's got a bomb on it?'
church islam proud
I'm proud, and Islam did it. And after these things that I heard in church, a preacher and watching this and that, I knew something was wrong but I couldn't pinpoint it.
struggle kentucky next-week
Boxing is a stepping stone just to introduce me to the audience. If I was still in Louisville, Kentucky and never was a boxer I still might get killed next week in some kind of freedom struggle and you'd ever hear the news.
country white people
You got black people in an all-white country and they don't know nothing about themselves.
country brother home
There ain't no such thing as black Muslims. That's how they tried to cut off all my brothers in the rest of the world and divide us in America and make other Muslims think that we are not with them.We are all the same. I recognise them and they recognise me. I'm invited to all of their homes all over the world and I'm invited to Muslim countries.
children couple black-and-white
I don't see no black and white couples in England or America walking around proud holding their children and going out.
couple real fighting
I can remember a couple of real fights when I ran. Because they were kinda dangerous.
class ugly rhythm
Joe Frazier is ugly. He has no rhythm, no footwork, no class, he cannot talk.
thinking musical singing
I think I could beat Joe Frazier singing. I was in a Broadway musical called Big Time Buck Wright.
jobs men america
Black men - one might be the president. Well, America's in too much trouble - I don't want that job now.