I didn't want to submit to the army and then, on the day of judgment, have God say to me, 'Why did you do that?' This life is a trial, and you realize that what you do is going to be written down for Judgment Day.


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The name Muhammad is the most common name in the world. In all the countries around the world - Paki...
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Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It...
MUHAMMAD ALI
The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym and out there on th...
MUHAMMAD ALI
I'm the best. I just haven't played yet [on his golf game].
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Superman don't need no seat belt. [Comment to flight attendant, who replied, 'Superman don't need no...
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If my fans think I can do everything I say I can do, then they're crazier than I am. After one of hi...
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The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses — behind the lines, in the gym and out there on t...
MUHAMMAD ALI
We have one life; it soon will be past; what we do for God is all that will last.
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I got nothing against no Viet Cong. No Vietnamese ever called me a nigger.
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Champions aren´t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a...
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It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep convic...
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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...
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I'll be floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee.
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I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the...
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It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.
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Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire...
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I hated every minute of training, but I said, ''Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your lif...
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If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize.
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I'll beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on.
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one of the greatest athletes of all time.
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If a matter has been ruled on or issued by a decree and later is the object of doubt in the minds of...
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I'm the best. I just haven't played yet.
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This may shockan amasia but I'm gonna beat Joe Frazier.
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The one without dreams is the one without wings.
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Politicians are always saying that they are in support of Iraqi citizens and now they are increasing...
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I have not lost [Allah's] hope in us to show compassion where none exists and to extend mercy in the...
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I'm so pretty I even smell pretty.
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a fierce fighter and a man of peace.
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And if God ever calls me to a holy war, I want Joe fighting beside me.
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This relationship will help guarantee that, for generations to come, people of all nations will unde...
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I'm always confident. My image is being confident. Why you trying to make it look like something new...
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Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams Ñ they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just ...
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You know I hate fighting. If I knew how to make a living some other way, I would.
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War on nations change maps. War on poverty maps change.
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Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car...
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I want to get out with my greatness intact.
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At home I am a nice guy: but I don't want the world to know. Humble people, I've found, don't get ve...
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Love is a net that catches hearts like a fish.
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All through my life, I have been tested. My will has been tested, my courage has been tested, my str...
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Often it isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the little pebble in your shoe.
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My face is so pretty, you don't see a scar, which proves I'm the king of the ring by far.
MUHAMMAD ALI
Champions aren´t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a...
MUHAMMAD ALI
Old age is just a record of one's whole life.
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The man who views the world at fifty the same as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his lif...
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You don't want no pie in the sky when you die,/ You want something here on the ground while you're s...
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[Frazier soaked it all up like a sponge. When they arrived in Manila it was the same story. Ali pour...
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A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he'll never crow. I have seen t...
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It's not bragging if you can back it up.
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Give up what appears to be doubtful for what is certain. Truth brings peace of mind, and deception d...
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