My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world.
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Muhammad Ali
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About Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist. A global cultural icon, widely known by the nickname "the Greatest", he is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. He held the Ring magazine heavyweight title from 1964 to 1970, was the undisputed champion from 1974 to 1978, and was the WBA and Ring heavyweight champion from 1978 to 1979. In 1999, he was named Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC.
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Muhammad AliI 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.
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace.
Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do - they all contain truths.
Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.
When you can whip any man in the world, you never know peace.
I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace.
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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 to be what I want.
Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up.
I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world.
Old age is just a record of one's whole life.
Frazier is so ugly that he should donate his face to the US Bureau of Wild Life.
The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.
We have one life it soon will be past what we do for God is all that will last.
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 …
A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'
I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'
The man who has no imagination has no wings.
At home I am a nice guy: but I don't want the world to know. Humble people, I've found, don't get very far.
It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.
I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.