Quotes from Muhammad Ali

My health is in the hands of Allah, who has ways of testing us. Whatever happens, happens. I a'int the greatest - it's Allah. I gave myself a job. I work for God.

The only limitations one has, are the ones they place on themselves

No one starts out on top. You have to work your way up.

I've never really resented hard work because I've always liked it. Up every morning for roadwork. Going to the gymnasium every day at 12 o'clock. I never change my pattern.

I used to tease Joe Louis by reminding him that I was the greatest of all time. But Joe Louis was the greatest heavyweight fighter ever.

During my boxing career, you did not see the real Muhammad Ali. You just saw a little boxing and a little showmanship. It was after I retired from boxing that my true work began.

I had something to do, which most kids really need. Something they can look forward to - a goal, a purpose to work towards. Something to achieve. Keeps them out of trouble.

My lectures, based on Islamic teachings, were on various subjects. Some of the titles were, 'The Intoxication of Life,' 'The Purpose of Life,' 'The Real Cause of Man's Distress,' 'The Journey to the Goal in Life,' and, one of my favorites, 'The Heart of Man.' They contained important insights that spoke to something deep inside me.

There's nothing stressful about turning 50 except people reminding you about it.

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

A black, a Puerto Rican and a Mexican are in a car. Who's driving? The police.

In America they got two policemen, five policemen and one car watching each other, each has got a pistol, one has got a machine gun, one' got a shotgun and two dogs growling at each other.

Islam is against killing, terrorism, and murder. People who commit these acts in the name of Islam are wrong. And if I had a chance I would do something about it.

I wasn't thinking of being the greatest. But I knew I had a chance.

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

That computer was made in Alabama

The will must be stronger than the skill.

I'm just hoping that people understand that Islam is peace and not violence.

Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.

The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.

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.

Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with fighters: some die, some get hurt, some go on. You just don't let yourself believe it will happen to you.

Frazier is so ugly that he should donate his face to the US Bureau of Wild Life.

We have one life; it soon will be past; what we do for God is all that will last.