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The collection includes quotes from Muhammad Ali, the great American professional boxer:

I don't smoke, but I still carry a matchbox in my pocket. When my heart slides towards sin, I light a match, bring it to my palm and then say to myself: “Ali, you cannot bear this warmth, how will you bear the unbearable heat of Hell?”
I hated every minute of training, but I told myself, “Don’t quit, suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.”
God will not put a burden on a person's shoulders that that person cannot bear.
I don't have to be what you want me to be. I am free to be whoever I want to be.

Boxing is when a lot of white people watch two black people beat each other up.
Worrying all the time about past mistakes is the worst mistake.
I would have knocked him out with the first hit. There are rivals whose ear he can bite off, but at the same time there are rivals who can bite off his head. (about Tyson)
If you dream of becoming someone, you become one.
I saw George Foreman shadowbox and the shadow won.
Whatever your goal is, you can achieve it if you are willing to work hard.
It's just a profession. The grass grows, the birds fly, the waves wash the sand, I hit people.
When a person's mother dies, it really hurts. But over time he gets used to it too. That is life!
The more we help others, the more we help ourselves.
When I joke, I usually tell the truth. Truth is the funniest thing in the world.
A man who has no imagination has no wings.
Comedy is a way of being serious while pretending to be funny. Joking is my way of telling the truth. There is no joke in the world funnier than the truth.
It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am.
My toughest battle is with Parkinson's disease. No, it doesn't hurt. It is hard to explain. They are definitely testing me: will I continue to pray, will I keep the faith? God tests all great men.
It's not the mountains in front that you have to climb that are stopping you; it's the pebbles in your shoes that are stopping you.
Silence is golden, but only when you can't come up with a decent answer.
The hardest battle I had to endure was with my first wife.
Wisdom is knowing when you cannot be wise.
The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.
Not a single blow, except a solar blow, should remain unanswered!
Hands work, eyes see. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. Boxing motto
A bird that does not use its wings will not fly far. Our wings are our imagination and those who do not use...
Enjoy your children, even when they do not behave the way you would like.
Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names. But they all have water. Same with religions. They are all called differently, but there is truth everywhere.
A bird that does not use its wings will not fly far. Our wings are our imagination and those who do not use it always remain in one place. Dream and fantasize, this is the only way you can freely soar through the limitless world of possibilities.

Who would I like to meet? With the prophet Muhammad.
Impossible is just a big word behind which little people hide. It is easier for them to live in the familiar world than to find the strength to change something. The impossible is not a fact. This is just an opinion. The impossible is not a sentence. It's a challenge.
The most difficult fight is when you have to fight laziness for happiness.
Silence is golden if you can't think of a good answer.
The sun is always shining somewhere.
My toughest battle with Parkinson's disease. No, it doesn't hurt. It is hard to explain.
Anyone who is not brave enough to take risks will achieve nothing in life.
My definition of evil: hostility.

But him legendary quotes remained in our memory. Let us remind you of them!

Legendary Muhammad Ali Quotes

If you have a dream about yourself beating me, you better wake up and apologize.

Boxing is a lot of white people watching two black men beat each other up.
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I'm the greatest. I know it's a long time ago. I may have said it many times, but I will prove that I am the greatest.

If you want to fight me, you must be fast and durable, but what you need most is an increase in your insurance policy.

I'm young, handsome and fast. I can't be defeated.

It's hard to be humble when you're as big as I am.

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I am the most recognizable and most loved person who has ever lived on the planet.

I've already wrestled an alligator, I've already wrestled a whale, I've zip-cuffed myself, I've thrown thunder into prison! This is bad! Just last week I killed a rock, injured a stone, sent a brick to the hospital. I'm so stingy that I do medicine for the sick.

Hands work, eyes see. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

It's just a profession. The grass grows, the birds fly, the waves wash the sand, I hit people.

Journalist: “Mohammed, how does it feel to know that the 9/11 terrorists had the same religion as you?”
Mohammad Ali: “What does it feel like to know that Hitler had the same one as you?”

The sun is always shining somewhere.

Silence is golden, but only when you can't come up with a decent answer.

The hardest battle I had to endure was with my first wife.
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The most difficult fight is when you have to fight laziness for happiness.

I don't have to be what you want me to be. I am free to be whoever I want to be.

I'm not the greatest, I'm twice the greatest. Not only do I knock them out, I choose the round.

Impossible is just a big word behind which little people hide. It is easier for them to live in the familiar world than to find the strength to change something. The impossible is not a fact. This is just an opinion. The impossible is not a sentence. It's a challenge. The impossible is a chance to prove yourself. The impossible is not forever. The impossible is possible.

I was a little nervous when I landed in the USSR. I thought that perhaps I would see a shabby country with a crowd of gloomy people who think like robots and intelligence agents bugging my room. I saw a country of a hundred nationalities living together in harmony. No weapons. No crime. No prostitutes. And not a single homosexual.

The more sincere you are, the more deceitful and hypocritical the world around you is.<

There is no living person who can whip (punish, spank, surpass) me. I'm too fast. I'm too smart. I'm too handsome. I should be a postage stamp. This is the only way that I would ever be licked (touched).

I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room went dark.

I'm a boxing astronaut. Joe Louis and Dempsey were just pilots of the plane. I'm in my own world.
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There are two things that are hard to hit (hit) and see. This is a creepy ghost, and Muhammad Ali.

People don't understand (appreciate) what they have until it's gone (lost). Just like President Kennedy - no one is like him. Just like The Beatles - there will never be anything like it. Just like my friend, Elvis Presley. I was the Elvis of boxing.

I may have been the greatest boxer, but outside the ring I'm just like everyone else. I want to live a good life, serve God, help everyone. And one more thing. I'm still looking for the guy who stole my bike when I was 12, I'm going to beat him! It was a good bike.

- I am the king of the world! I'm fine! I'm angry! I shocked the world! I shocked the world! You must listen to me! Nobody can defeat me!

ABOUT

- "Frasier is so ugly that he should donate his face to the US Bureau of Wildlife"

“Frasier is so ugly that when he cries, the tears turn around and run down the back of his head.”

– “It will be a killer, and a chiller, and a thriller, when I get the gorilla in Manila.”

“I always bring out the best in the guys I fight, but Joe Frazier, I'll tell the world right now, brings out the best in me. I want to tell you that this is a hell of a man, and may God bless him.”

ABOUT

“I saw George Foreman shadowbox. And the shadow won"

- "Fluttering like a butterfly, sting like a bee. His hands cannot hit what his eyes cannot see."

“Now you see me, now you don’t. George thinks he can (see), but I know he won’t (see)!”

- “This is a divine fight. This Foreman - he represents Christianity, America, the flag. I can't let him win. He represents pork chops"

- “Is that all you can do, George? All you can do? (Ali during the fight with Foreman)

ABOUT

- “Hey Floyd - I saw you! Someday I'm going to whip you! Don't forget that I am the greatest!

- “I'll beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on.”

ABOUT

- “Sonny Liston is nothing. The man cannot speak. A man cannot fight. The person needs conversation lessons. The man needs boxing lessons. And since he's going to fight me, he needs lessons from falling."

- “I shocked the world! I shocked the world!

- “You idiot, for some reason I’m sure (I bet) you yourself are scared to death, just look in the mirror. You ugly bear! You've never fought anyone but bums and ex (boxers). Do you call yourself a world champion? You're too old and slow to be a champion!"

- “Get up, sucker, and fight! Stand up and fight! (Ali to Liston during their second fight)

About Howard Cossell (commentator)

“You always say that, Muhammad, you are not the same person as you were 10 years ago. Well, I asked your wife and she told me that you are not the same man you were two years ago!

About golf

- "I am the best. I just haven't played yet"

About life

– “When you can whip any person in the world, you will never know peace (you will never know peace)”

– “Cassius Clay is a slave name. I didn't choose it and I don't want it. I am Muhammad Ali! Free name. It means 'beloved of God' - and I insist that people use it when people talk to and about me."

- “What’s my name, fool? What is my name?" (Ali to Ernie Terrell, who refused to call him Muhammad Ali)

- “I know, I did it at a time when the masses of black people are captured by hell, but until they are free, I am not free.”

“Why should they ask (force) me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people while the so-called Negro population in Louisville is treated like dogs?”

“I had nothing against any Viet Cong. Ни один вьетнамец никогда не называл меня «ниггером»»

“A man who looks at the world at 50 the same way he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.”

– “Silence is golden when you don’t know what to answer (can’t think of a good answer)”

“One day (one day) they will make the house where I grew up a national shrine.”

– “The rooster crows only when he sees the light. Put him in the dark and he will never scream. I saw the light and I'm screaming"

- “It's hard to be humble when you're as big as me.”

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Muhammad Ali (Cassius Marcellus Clay) - born January 17, 1942, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. American professional boxer who competed in the heavy weight category. Champion of the XVII Summer Olympic Games in 1960 in the light heavyweight category. Absolute world heavyweight champion (1964-1966, 1974-1978).

Quotes, aphorisms, sayings, phrases - Mohammed Ali

I said I was the greatest, not the smartest.
It's hard to be humble when you're as big as I am.
The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.
The more we help others, the more we help ourselves.
Hands work, eyes see. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
I saw George Foreman shadowbox and the shadow won.
Not a single blow, except a solar blow, should remain unanswered.
Worrying all the time about past mistakes is the worst mistake.
The more sincere you are, the more deceitful and hypocritical the world around you is.
When you're right, no one remembers. And if you make a mistake, no one will forget.
Enjoy your children, even when they do not behave the way you would like.
God will not put a burden on a person's shoulders that that person cannot bear.
Boxing is when a lot of white people watch two black people beat each other up.
I'm an astronaut in boxing. Joe Lewis and Dempsey are just pilots. I live in my own world.
I'm not the greatest, I'm twice the greatest. Not only do I knock them out, I choose the round.
Silence is golden, but only when you can't come up with a decent answer.
It's just a profession. The grass grows, the birds fly, the waves wash the sand, I hit people.
If you are dreaming of beating me, then you better wake up quickly and take back your thoughts.
Russia scares me - the people on the buses look like they are being taken to the electric chair.
The first time I felt spirituality in my life was when I entered this Muslim temple in Miami.
A person who looks at the world at 50 the same way he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.
The fight should last 13 seconds. 2 seconds to approach, 1 second to strike and 10 seconds for the referee to count.
I had nothing against any Viet Cong. Ни один вьетнамец никогда не называл меня «ниггером».
There are two phenomena in the world that cannot be seen, much less hit. This is a ghost and Mohammed Ali.
Champions are not made in gyms. A champion is born from what is inside a person - desires, dreams, goals.
I don’t have to be the way others want me to be, and I’m not afraid to be the way I would like to see myself.
I hated every minute of training, but I told myself, “Don’t quit, suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.”
If you think you are big and strong, then tell me how tall you are so that I know how far to move back when you fall.
I know that I earned everything, while a lot of black people literally live in hell. Until they are free, I cannot be free either.
I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room went dark.
The rooster crows only when he sees the light. Put him in a dark closet and he will never crow. I saw the light and that's why I crow.
People don't value someone until they lose them. It’s like with President Kennedy – there are no more people like him and there never will be. There will be no one like Elvis Presley. By the way, I was the Elvis of boxing.
My toughest battle is with Parkinson's disease. No, it doesn't hurt. It is hard to explain. They are definitely testing me: will I continue to pray, will I keep the faith? God tests all great men.
God, I suffered and suffered and suffered. It really hurts. It's time for a new life. I don't want to fight anymore. I've been doing this for 25 years. It changes a person. It changed me. I see it. I'm feeling it.
There is no person in the world who can deal with me. I'm very fast. I'm very clever. I'm very handsome. In general, my image should be on postage stamps. This will be the only way to pin me down.
Why should they force me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people while the so-called Negro population in Louisville is treated like dogs?
I told you - all my critics, I told you that I was the greatest champion ever after I beat Sonny Liston. I tell you today, I am still the greatest of all time... Never again say that I will lose. Don't ever make me an underdog until I'm fifty.
Impossible is just a big word behind which little people hide. It is easier for them to live in the familiar world than to find the strength to change something. The impossible is not a fact. This is just an opinion. The impossible is not a sentence. It's a challenge. The impossible is a chance to prove yourself. Impossible - this is not forever. The impossible is possible.
I fought to win a world title so I could go out and say what was on my mind. I wanted to go to unemployed people for whom drugs and poverty were part of everyday life. I wanted to be a champion who is accessible to everyone. I hoped to inspire others to take control of their own destiny and live with pride and purpose.
Prison is a bad place. I was there for a week before they let us go for Christmas and it was terrible. You're locked, you can't get out. Bad food and nothing to do. You look out the window at people and cars, and everyone looks so free. Little things like going for a walk outside or getting a good night's sleep become out of reach. A person must be serious in his intentions in order to experience all this for five years, I am just such a person.
The doctor may say that if you feel tension, it is better to quit. This means your doctor doesn’t understand anything, because if you don’t strain your muscles, you won’t get the desired result. You have to run until everything turns inside out. You have to run until your heart almost stops. You have to keep running even when your legs give out. You must run forward and run forward and only then will you achieve what you want.

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Hands work, eyes see! Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee!
Muhammad Ali

In continuation of previous articles (with statements from his mentor), now statements from the most famous boxer of our time -. But of course, compared to Mike Tyson and Cas D Amato, the level is completely different. Just the most ordinary and emasculated platitudes, on the topic of success in life and about oneself being great and fast. And the advice, as they say now, is very “captain’s level.” Apparently just collected from various speeches and interviews of Muhammad Ali himself. (In general, it’s interesting how all these quotes appear among famous people - a person said something witty or, moreover, smart - this needs to be written down either by him or by the person standing next to him, and saved somewhere later - for posterity. Especially if there was, for example, a pre-digital era , I wonder who did this in the first place. And when it comes to coming up with quotes, everything is complicated. For example, sometimes I’ll say something witty, but in order to come up with short statements on some life topics, it never works out that way. And then, even if you come up with it, you need to quickly write it down somewhere and save it later. (In my opinion, journalists do this whole thing, write down what someone said, and then publish it, first in newspapers and magazines, and now on the Internet. And accordingly, it’s more colorful and concise, these statements are corrected to make it convenient and easy to read - and everywhere it’s the same. Muhammad Ali is actually a person without education, but you read the statements, everything is concise and, most importantly, emasculated. . No reflection of Muhammad Ali's personality is seen at all in his statements. And I repeat, nothing special - you’re reading it only because Mohammed Ali is a very famous boxer. If he were little-known, he probably wouldn’t pay attention. This is also, as they say, “an interesting psychological moment.” On the other hand, it would probably be more interesting for fans and followers if Mohammed Ali, instead of statements, wrote an educational book about boxing or made a film about his boxing technique and training methods. I think it would have been much more interesting - the main thing was what financial capabilities he had. It would seem that this was not the time - only movie cameras and film cameras. But Mike Tyson, for some reason, also didn’t do anything educational. Although they seemed to be very big fans, for some reason they didn’t talk about the technology. Everything is just in words.)

But meanwhile - almost all the statements of Muhammad Ali that can only be found on the Internet.

It's not the mountains in front that you have to climb that are stopping you; it's the pebbles in your shoes that are stopping you.

If you dream that you can beat me, you better just wake up and apologize.

I always say only what I am sure of!

I'm fast, I'm very fast... In the bedroom, before going to bed, I hit the light switch and manage to get into bed before the light goes out... I'm very fast.

Russia scares me - the people on the buses look like they are being taken to the electric chair.

When George Foreman regained the title, it really hit home for me. I also wanted to return. But then morning came - it was time to go for a run. I lay back in bed and said, “Okay, I’m still the greatest.”

Wisdom is knowing when you cannot be wise.

Worrying about mistakes is the worst mistake you can think of.

Impossible is just a big word behind which little people hide. It is easier for them to live in the familiar world than to find the strength to change something.

Nobody knows what to say in the loser's locker room.

Boxing is when a bunch of white people watch two black people beat each other up.

A man who has no imagination has no wings.

For me it's just a profession, that's all. The grass grows, the birds fly across the sky, the waves wash the sand, I hit people. Silence is golden, but only when you can’t think of a decent answer.

After the Olympics, I returned to my hometown of Louisville with my shiny gold medal and went to a whites-only diner. I thought I'd put them in their place. I sat down at the table and wanted to order something. Olympic champion, after all, a gold medal. And they tell me: “We don’t serve it to blacks.” I say: “Well, come on, I’m not a beggar.” But I was kicked out anyway. Then I went to the Ohio River and threw my medal into the water.

“Impossible” is not a fact. This is just an opinion.

My conscience will not allow me to shoot my brother or people of color, or poor hungry people in the dirt for the sake of a big and strong America. And why kill them? Они никогда не называли меня «ниггер», они меня не линчевали, не травили на меня собак, не отбирали мою национальность, не насиловали и не убивали моих мать и отца... За что их убивать? How can I shoot these poor people? Better send me to jail.

I bear the name of our beloved Prophet Mohammed, peace be upon him, and I cannot allow people to trample on his name.

The rooster crows only when he sees the light. Put him in the dark and he will never scream. I saw the light and I scream.

Cassius Clay is a slave name. I didn't choose it and I don't want it. I am Muhammad Ali! Free name. It means "beloved of God" - and I insist that people use it when people talk to and about me.

I am an astronaut in boxing. Joe Louis and Dempsey were just pilots, and I live in my own world.

The most difficult fight is when you have to fight laziness for happiness.

Anyone who is not brave enough to take risks will achieve nothing in life.

What would you say if I showed you this glass and told you that no one made it? He made himself. Will you believe it? No? What if I told you that this TV station materialized out of thin air. Not a single person had a hand - you will say that I am most likely crazy. If I say that the clothes you are wearing sewed themselves. Nobody did it. She created herself - you won't believe it. But if your clothes didn’t make themselves, this glass didn’t make itself, this building didn’t make itself, then how did the moon end up in the sky?! Like the stars... Jupiter, Neptune, Mars and the Sun? How is nature...?! How, if not someone Wise, came up with and created this? So I believe that we will be judged. For example, a person like Hitler, who killed all the Jews, should get away with it? Someone will punish him, if not in this life, then after death.

The more sincere you are, the more deceitful and hypocritical the world around you is.

What difference does it make what nationality you are, a creation of the Almighty? First of all, you are a person. Never dare to forget this. Do not boast about your nationality, because there are no bad or good nations. We are all equal to God.

I don't have to be what you want me to be. I am free to be whoever I want to be.

If you think you are big and strong, then tell me how tall you are so that I know how far to move back when you fall.

The doctor may say that if you feel tense, it is better to quit. This means your doctor doesn’t understand anything, because if you don’t strain your muscles, you won’t get the desired result. You have to run until everything turns inside out. You have to run until your heart almost stops. You have to keep running even when your legs give out. You must run forward and run forward, and only then will you achieve what you want!

Champions are not made in gyms. A champion is born from what is inside a person - desires, dreams, goals.

He's too ugly to be a champion. A champion must be handsome like me!

What I don't understand is war.

When I lit the torch in Atlanta, I wasn't worried. When I spoke before the government, I was worried.

Enjoy your children, even when they do not behave the way you would like.

Who would I like to meet? With the prophet Muhammad.

It's not a pity to throw junk into a landfill.

And the world heavyweight champion may be content with just one woman.

When a person's mother dies, it really hurts. But over time he gets used to it too. That is life!

Good? My mother.

We don't have much life
And it will all soon pass,
But do something for God
And it will never die.

My toughest battle is with Parkinson's disease. No, it doesn't hurt. It is hard to explain. They are definitely testing me: will I continue to pray, will I keep the faith? God tests all great men.

I hated every minute of training, but I told myself, “Don’t quit, suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.”

Impossible is just a big word behind which little people hide. It is easier for them to live in the familiar world than to find the strength to change something. The impossible is not a fact. This is just an opinion. The impossible is not a sentence. It's a challenge. The impossible is a chance to prove yourself. Impossible - this is not forever. The impossible is possible.

If you dream of becoming someone, you become one.

The more we help others, the more we help ourselves.

The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.

When you're right, no one remembers it. And if you make a mistake, no one will forget it.

Comedy is a way of being serious while pretending to be funny.

Not a single blow, except a solar blow, should remain unanswered.

I don't smoke, but I still carry a matchbox in my pocket. When my heart slides towards sin, I light a match, bring it to my palm and then say to myself: “Ali, you cannot bear this warmth, how will you bear the unbearable heat of Hell?”

Journalist: “How does it feel to know that the September 11 terrorists had the same religion as you?”
Muhammad Ali: “How does it feel to know that Hitler had the same religion as you?”

The sun is always shining somewhere.

God will not put a burden on a person's shoulders that that person cannot bear.

Whatever your goal is, you can achieve it if you are willing to work hard.

- What, in your opinion, is missing in modern boxing?
- Me.

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

I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room went dark.

There are two things that are hard to hit (hit) and see. This is a creepy ghost, and Muhammad Ali.

I'm not the greatest, I'm twice the greatest. Not only do I knock them out, I choose the round.

I always help bring out the best in the guys I fight, but Joe Frazier, I'll tell the world right now, brings out the best in me. I want to tell you, may God bless him.

I saw George Foreman shadowbox. And the shadow won.

Fluttering like a butterfly, sting like a bee. His hands cannot hit what his eyes cannot see.

Now you see me, now you don’t. George thinks he can (see), but I know he won't (see)!

Is that all you can do, George? All you can do? (Ali during the fight with Foreman)

Hey Floyd - I saw you! Someday I'm going to whip you! Don't forget that I am the greatest!

I'll beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on.

What's my name, fool? What is my name?" (Ali to Ernie Terrell, who refused to call him Muhammad Ali)

I know I did this at a time when the masses of black people are in hell, but until they are free, I am not free.

Why should they ask (force) me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people while the so-called Negro population in Louisville is treated like dogs?

I had nothing against any Viet Cong. Ни один вьетнамец никогда не называл меня «ниггером».

A person who looks at the world at 50 the same way he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.

Silence is golden when you don’t know what to answer (can’t think of a good answer)”35- “One day (one of these days) they will make the house where I grew up a national shrine.

It's hard to be humble when you're as big as I am.

When I joke, I usually tell the truth. Truth is the funniest thing in the world.

As long as people have the opportunity to whip someone, there will be no peace on earth.

I don’t have to be the way others want me to be, and I’m not afraid to be the way I would like to see myself.

I would really like people to love others the way they love me. The world would be a better place.

If you can get penicillin from moldy bread, then something must come out of you.

Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names. But they all have water. Same with religions. They are all called differently, but there is truth everywhere.

The fight should last 13 seconds. 2 seconds to approach, 1 second to hit and 10 seconds
to the referee's count.

Muhammad Ali once saw his daughter Hana in very revealing clothes and said: “Hana, everything valuable that God created in this world is hidden and difficult to access.” Where can you find diamonds? Deep in the earth, covered and protected. Where can you find pearls? Deep, at the very bottom of the ocean, closed and protected by a beautiful shell. Where can you find gold? Far down in a mine, covered in layers and layers of stone. You have to work very hard to get to them... Your body is sacred. You are much more valuable than diamonds and pearls and you should also be covered.

You probably consider yourself a believer, even if you are a believer in non-belief. But this is not real faith if you have not realized the path that led you to it.

People drive themselves into limits, underestimating their capabilities. Don't be afraid to take risks, go beyond your comfort, and you will see that your possibilities are limitless.

To become a champion, you need to start deep from within - with desire, dreams and a clear vision of your success.

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

If you meet an acquaintance whom you haven't seen for a year and he tells you that you have changed, thank him. This is the best praise. Every day you gain new experience, new knowledge, learn from your mistakes, develop and improve yourself.

A bird that does not use its wings will not fly far. Our wings are our imagination and those who do not use it always remain in one place. Dream and fantasize, this is the only way you can freely soar through the limitless world of possibilities.

There is no person in the world who can deal with me. I'm very fast. I'm very clever. I'm very handsome. In general, my image should be on postage stamps. This will be the only way to pin me down.

Prison is a bad place. I was there for a week before they let us go for Christmas and it was terrible. You're locked, you can't get out. Bad food and nothing to do. You look out the window at people and cars, and everyone looks so free. Little things like going for a walk outside or getting a good night's sleep become out of reach. A person must be serious in his intentions in order to experience all this for five years, I am just such a person.

I said I was the greatest, not the smartest.

God, I suffered and suffered and suffered. It really hurts. It's time for a new life. I don't want to fight anymore. I've been doing this for 25 years. It changes a person. It changed me. I see it. I'm feeling it.

I fought to win a world title so I could go out and say what was on my mind. I wanted to go to unemployed people for whom drugs and poverty were part of everyday life. I wanted to be a champion who is accessible to everyone. I hoped to inspire others to take control of their own destiny and live with pride and purpose.

I told you - all my critics, I told you that I was the greatest champion ever after I beat Sonny Liston. I tell you today, I am still the greatest of all time... Never again say that I will lose. Don't ever make me an underdog until I'm fifty.

Sometimes, when I see boxing on TV, I have an involuntary reaction, my hand itself is thrown into the air when I need to make the decisive blow.
My definition of evil: hostility.

I would have knocked him out with the first hit. There are rivals whose ear he can bite off, but at the same time there are rivals who can bite off his head. (about Tyson)

...I regret that before the last matches I insulted Joe Frazier and made fun of him, saying that “freaks are not champions.” Thirty years later, I apologized to him for my behavior, and he accepted my apology.

Whenever I did anything, I did it for the sake of Allah.

Muhammad Ali was more than just a boxer. Not just a champion. The world also remembers him for his wisdom and active civic position. He called himself "the greatest." And he was right.

Few people know, but Ali fought a 32-year battle with Parkinson's disease. The three-time world heavyweight champion died with dignity and remains forever in our hearts.

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When George (Foreman) regained the title, it really hit home for me. I also wanted to return. But then morning came - it was time to go for a run. I went back to bed and said, “Okay, I’m still the greatest.”
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The fight is won or lost away from witnesses. This happens behind the front line, in the gym, on the road. Long before I start dancing under these lights.
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Enjoy your children, even when they don't behave the way you would like them to.
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I'm the greatest. I said this before I even knew who I was. I realized that if I said it, that was enough to convince the rest of the world.
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“Impossible” is just a word thrown around by small people. People who want to live in peace and comfort that someone will give them. So say those who do not want to explore the power given to them in order to change it. “Impossible” is not a fact. This is an opinion. The impossible always has potential. “Impossible” is a word that is temporary. Nothing is impossible.
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What I don't understand at all is war.
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We don't have much life
And it will all pass soon.
But do something for God -
And it will never die.
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