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Muhammad Ali Quotes (89 quotes)

“We have one life; it soon will be past; what we do for God is all that will last.”
―Muhammad Ali

“A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.”
―Muhammad Ali

“A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he'll never crow. I have seen the light and I'm crowing.”
―Muhammad Ali

“At home I am a nice guy: but I don't want the world to know. Humble people, I've found, don't get very far.”
―Muhammad Ali

“It's a lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself.”
―Muhammad Ali

Source/Notes:
St Peter, Anthony; The Greatest Quotations of All-Time, p.142; Xlibris Corporation, 2010 - Other

“Where do you think I'd be next week if I didn't know how to shout and holler and make the public take notice? I'd be poor and I'd probably be down in my home town, washing windows or running an elevator and saying "yes suh" and "no suh" and knowing my place. Instead, I'm one of the highest paid athletes in the world. Think about that.”
―Muhammad Ali

“Frazier is so ugly that he should donate his face to the US Bureau of Wild Life.”
―Muhammad Ali

“I'm the most recognized and loved man that ever lived cuz there weren't no satellites when Jesus and Moses were around, so people far away in the villages didn't know about them.”
―Muhammad Ali

“If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize.”
―Muhammad Ali

“It will be a killer, and a chiller, and a thriller, when I get the gorilla in Manila.”
―Muhammad Ali

Source/Notes:
At the press conference, nicknaming his opponent Frazer as Gorilla. As quoted in: "Newsweek, Volume 86" (1975), p. 56.

“It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.”
―Muhammad Ali

“To be able to give away riches is mandatory if you wish to possess them. This is the only way that you will be truly rich.”
―Muhammad Ali

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Muhammad Ali

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Muhammad Ali

Born: January 17, 1942 (age 76)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Athlete

Bio: Muhammad Ali is an American former professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist. Considered a cultural icon, Ali has both been idolized and vilified.

Born on January 17

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