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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You can't take no Chinese man and give him no Puerto Rican woman and talking like they're in love and emotionally in love and physically.
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I didn't run with a gang - I didn't have time. There were a few little street gangs sitting in the spotlights at night time - talking and playing marbles. But I was so wrapped up in boxing since I was 12.
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There were so many fellows ranked over me I couldn't just whoop them all. I had to out-shadow them by talking.
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I don't always know what I'm talking about, but I know I'm right.
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I would say things like 'I am the greatest! I'm pretty! If you talk jive, you'll drop in five! I float like a butterfly, sting like a bee! I'm pretty!' When white people heard me talking like this, some said, 'That black man talks too much. He's bragging.'
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I'll be floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee.
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I am the greatest. Not only do I knock em out, I pick the round!
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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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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.
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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?