Quotes from Muhammad Ali

Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.

I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want.

I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.

I don't count my sit-ups; I only start counting when it starts hurting because they're the only ones that count.

The fight is won or lost far away from the witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road; long before I dance under those lights.

What keeps me going is goals.

I'm the greatest, I'm a bad man, and I'm pretty!

We can't be brave without fear.

All through my life, I have been tested. My will has been tested, my courage has been tested, my strength has been tested. Now my patience and endurance are being tested.

Go to College, Stay in school, If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.

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.

Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams — they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do — they all contain truths

Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.

I Ain't Got No Quarrel With The VietCong...No VietCong Ever Called Me Nigger.

I try not to speak about all the charities and people I help, because I believe we can only be truly generous when we expect nothing in return.

The greatest victory in life is to rise above the material things that we once valued most.

Allah is the Greatest. I'm just the greatest boxer

Wisdom is knowing when you can't be wise.

Superman don't need no seat belt.

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.

My wealth is in my knowledge of self, love, and spirituality.

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

If you even dream of beating me, you'd better wake up and apologize.

I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.