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Famous Muhammad Ali Quotes
“I just try to stay half way decent looking. Boxing's a rough sport and you get hit a lot.”
“To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.”
“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”
“It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.”
“It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.”
“If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.”
“Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up.”
“Frazier is so ugly that he should donate his face to the US Bureau of Wild Life.”
“I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.”
“We have one life / It soon will be past / What we do for God / Is all that will last.”
“Boxing's a rough sport. After every fight I rush to the mirror to make sure I'm presentable.”
“I only read the Holy Koran, the Bible and the sports pages”
“I sought the advice and cooperation from all those around me- but not permission.”