Cassius Clay Quotes
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Cassius Clay Quotes
“If they ever let me in the ring with him [Cassius Clay], I'm liable to be put away for murder.”
“It isn't the mountains that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.”
“To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.”
“Champions are made from something they have deep inside of them-a desire, a dream, a vison.”
“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”
“If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize.”
“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.”
“If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.”
“Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.”
“I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world.”
“I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.”
“I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.”
“The will must be stronger than the skill.”
“This life is not real. I conquered the world and it did not bring me satisfaction.”
“Now you see me, now you don't. George thinks he will, but I know he won't!”
“If Ali says a mosquito can pull a plow, don't ask how. Hitch him up.”
“Champions have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.”
“Cassius Clay must be beaten and the Black Muslims' scourge removed from boxing.”
“Only last week I murdered a rock, injured a stone and hospitalized a brick.”