Muhammad Ali quotes - page 6

The real enemy of my people is here. I will not disgrace my religion, my people or myself by becoming a tool to enslave those who are fighting for their own justice, freedom and equality. (Muhammad Ali)
God tries you in certain, certain ways. Some people are rich, and they believe in God. They lose the money, things get hard, they get weak and quit going to church. Quit serving God like they did. View quote
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I always bring out the best in men I fight, but Joe Frazier, I'll tell the world right now, brings out the best in me. I'm gonna tell ya, that's one helluva man, and God bless him. View quote
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Sonny Liston is nothing. The man can't talk. The man can't fight. The man needs talking lessons. The man needs boxing lessons. And since he's gonna fight me, he needs falling lessons. View quote
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I'm just hoping that people understand that Islam is peace and not violence. View quote
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All black Americans have slave names. They have white names; names that the slave master has given to them. View quote
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I got no quarrel with them Vietcong. View quote
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Anywhere I go, there is always an incredible crowd that follows me. In Rome, as I land at the airport, even the men kiss me. I love Rome. View quote
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All of us are so mixed. My great-grandfather was white. View quote
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I calculate that I took 20,000 punches, but I earned millions and kept a lot of it. I may talk slow, but my mind is OK. View quote
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I had to prove you could be a new kind of black man. I had to show the world. (Muhammad Ali)
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? View quote
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No boxer in the history of boxing has had Parkinson's. There's no injury in my brain that suggests that the illness came from boxing. View quote
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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. View quote
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I don't have to be what you want me to be. View quote
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It will be a killer, and a chiller, and a thriller, when I get the gorilla in Manila. View quote
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I'm the greatest thing that ever lived! I'm the king of the world! I'm a bad man. I'm the prettiest thing that ever lived. View quote
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I should be a postage stamp, because that's the only way I'll ever get licked. I'm beautiful. I'm fast. I'm so mean I make medicine sick. I can't possibly be beat. View quote
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I believe in Allah and in peace. I don't try to move into white neighborhoods. I don't want to marry a white woman. I was baptized when I was twelve, but I didn't know what I was doing. I'm not a Christian anymore. I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be...I'm free to be what I want. View quote
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I knew I had him in the first round. Almighty God was with me. I want everyone to bear witness, I am the greatest! I'm the greatest thing that ever lived. I don't have a mark on my face, and I upset Sonny Liston, and I just turned twenty-two years old. I must be the greatest. I showed the world. I talk to God everyday. I know the real God. I shook up the world, I'm the king of the world. You must listen to me. I am the greatest! I can't be beat! View quote
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Over the years my religion has changed and my spirituality has evolved. Religion and spirituality are very different, but people often confuse the two. Some things cannot be taught, but they can be awakened in the heart. Spirituality is recognizing the divine light that is within us all. It doesn't belong to any particular religion; it belongs to everyone. (Muhammad Ali)
We all have the same God, we just serve him differently. Rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, oceans all have different names, but they all contain water. So do religions have different names, and they all contain truth, expressed in different ways forms and times. It doesn't matter whether you're a Muslim, a Christian, or a Jew. When you believe in God, you should believe that all people are part of one family. If you love God, you can't love only some of his children. View quote
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My only fault is that I don't realize how great I really am. View quote
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We have one life; it soon will be past; what we do for God is all that will last. View quote
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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. View quote
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