It will be a killer, and a chiller, and a thriller, when I get the gorilla in Manila.
— Muhammad Ali
I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.
Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.
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.
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
Ali's got a left, Ali's got a right - when he knocks you down, you'll sleep for the night; and when you lie on the floor and the ref counts to ten, hope and pray that you never meet me again.
My only fault is that I don't realize how great I really am.
If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.
There are no pleasures in a fight but some of my fights have been a pleasure to win.
I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'
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.
Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.
It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.
It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.
