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
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I'll be floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee.
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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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When you are as great as I am it is hard to be humble.
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Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.
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Floyd Paterson? Boy, he's the complete opposite to me. He no way like me.They go down in history for just being athletes. I'm getting more praise and credit for doing what I'm doing now on this show than coming here and beating five of your English champions.
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Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing
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The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.
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It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.
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Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.
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I am the greatest. Not only do I knock em out, I pick the round!
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You don't want no pie in the sky when you die,/ You want something here on the ground while you're still around.
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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 the skill, and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.
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If you lose a big fight, it will worry you all of your life. It will plague you - until you get your revenge.
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Whereas the degrees of rationality vary and some minds are distinguished over others, these clerks, if not convinced of what the Pasha has given them, must turn to their associates with the problem, and if all see an excess or shortcoming in the matter, then they should turn to the Pasha and present the requisite information.