Muhammad Ali

My mama told me I was already in a hurry as a child. I even had measles and chicken pox at the same time

The sun is always shining someplace.

Even the greatest was once a beginner. Don't be afraid to take that first step.

Ali’s got a left, Ali’s got a right, if he hits you once, you’re asleep for the night

They can boo me, yell at me, and throw peanuts at me, as long as they pay to get in.

God gave me this illness to remind me that I'm not Number One; He is.

Ain't no reason for me to kill nobody in the ring, unless they deserve it.

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!

Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go ten thousand miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people in Vietnam while so-called Negro people in Louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human rights?

Fifty years old, 212 fights, and I'm still pretty.

A lot of boxers' features change - mainly when I fight 'em

I don't always know what I'm talking about, but I know I'm right.

I said I was the greatest, not the smartest.

When you come to the fight Don't block the halls and don't block the door, for y'all may go home after round four.

I am so mean I've handcuffed lightnin' and thrown thunder in jail.

I predict that this will be the greatest book ever and it will sell more than any other book in history

I have the world heavyweight title not because it was 'given' to me, not because of my race or religion, but because I won it in the ring through my own boxing ability.

Unknown Make new friends but keep the old ones; one is silver and the other's gold.

I always liked to chase the girls. Parkinson's stops all that. Now I might have a chance to go to heaven.

I just felt the power and the meanness of the man I was messing with.

If you were surprised when Nixon resigned, just watch what happens when I whup Foreman's behind!