Muhammad Ali Quotes About Greatness
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There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.
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Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see.
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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.
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Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.
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You lose nothing when fighting for a cause ... In my mind the losers are those who don't have a cause they care about.
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What you're thinking is what you're becoming.
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It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.
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Live everyday as if it were your last because someday you're going to be right.
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What keeps me going is goals.
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Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.
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I'm the greatest, I'm a bad man, and I'm pretty!
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Inside of a ring or out, ain't nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong.
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Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with fighters: some die, some get hurt, some go on. You just don't let yourself believe it will happen to you.
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He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
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Jokes? There are no jokes. The truth is the funniest joke of all.
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Superman don't need no seat belt.
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Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.
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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.
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I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.
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Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
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It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.
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It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
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Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do - they all contain truths.
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Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.
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I never thought of losing, but now that it' s happened, the only thing is to do it right. That's my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life.
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I'll beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on.
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I’ve wrestled with alligators, I’ve tussled with a whale. I done handcuffed lightning And throw thunder in jail. You know I’m bad. just last week, I murdered a rock, Injured a stone, Hospitalized a brick. I’m so mean, I make medicine sick.
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To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.
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I'm a fighter. I believe in the eye-for-an-eye business. I'm no cheek turner. I got no respect for a man who won't hit back. You kill my dog, you better hide your cat.
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I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace.
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