Quotes from Muhammad Ali

Just remember that you don't have to be what they want you to be.

You don't want no pie in the sky when you die, You want something here on the ground while you're still around.

I said I was 'The Greatest,' I never said I was the smartest!

What keeps me going is goals.

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

It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.

Enjoy your children, even when they don't act the way you want them to.

Fighting by itself doesn't interest me anymore. I want to help people, the black people and I need any kind of media to spread my thought: God, charity, peace.

Once we realize we are all members of humanity, we will want to compete in the spirit of love

It's ain't sad that I want my child to look like me? Every intelligent person wants their child to look like him.

I'm definitely gonna be the People's champion ... but I just ain't gonna be the champ the way you want me to be the champ. I'm gonna be the champ the way I wanna be.

So I didn't pass. It was the army's decision that they didn't want me to go into the service. They're the boss. I don't want to say no whole lot about it.

If I said I would knock out Sonny Liston in 1 minute and 49 seconds of the first round, that would hurt the gate.

When you're as great as I am, it's hard to be humble.

Elvis Presley was the sweetest, most humble and nicest man you'd want to know.

My trainer don't tell me nothing between rounds. I don't allow him to. I fight the fight. All I want to know is did I win the round. It's too late for advice.

I had my style of moving and dancing and whatever I do. What you have to do, is take all the fighters you want and me and rank me where you want. I can't tell you.

"I'm the greatest thing that ever lived! I'm the king of the world! I'm a bad man. I'm the prettiest thing that ever lived. I shook up the world! I want justice..."

Everything the black people are doing comes from the Honorable Elijah Mohammed. They are black now, they don't want to be called Negroes. This come from the Honorable Elijah Mohammed.

Black men - one might be the president. Well, America's in too much trouble - I don't want that job now.

Why are they picking on boxing? It's because the black men are so superior in boxing that they want to stop it. Well, the black man's so hungry he's got to fight.

Who would thought only of themselves and kill their race? You would hate other people if you don't want to stay who you are.

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

If America were in a just war I'd volunteer for the front line. I'd do the shuffling and win the war.