Quotes by Muhammad Ali

• When you are as great as I am it is hard to be humble.
• When you can whip any man in the world, you never know peace.
• If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.
• 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.
• What keeps me going is goals.
• It's not bragging if you can back it up.
• It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.
• Old age is just a record of one's whole life.
• If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize.
• My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world.
• I'm the most recognized and loved man that ever lived cuz there weren't no satellites when Jesus and Moses were around, so people far away in the villages didn't know about them.
• I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark.
• I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.
• I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world.
• 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.
• It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.
• The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.
• There are no pleasures in a fight but some of my fights have been a pleasure to win.
• To be able to give away riches is mandatory if you wish to possess them. This is the only way that you will be truly rich.
• Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.
• It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.
• We have one life; it soon will be past; what we do for God is all that will last.
• There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.
• My toughest fight was with my first wife.
• The man who has no imagination has no wings.
• 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.
• No one knows what to say in the loser's locker room.
• Superman don't need no seat belt.
• Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.
• Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.
• 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.
• The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.
• It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.
• I know I got it made while the masses of black people are catchin' hell, but as long as they ain't free, I ain't free.
• A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.
• A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he'll never crow. I have seen the light and I'm crowing.
• 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.
• Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
• Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.
• I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.
• Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.
• I figure I'll be champ for about ten years and then I'll let my brother take over - like the Kennedys down in Washington.
• I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace.
• I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.
• I am the astronaut of boxing. Joe Louis and Dempsey were just jet pilots. I'm in a world of my own.
• He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
• Don't count the days, make the days count.
• The power of imagination makes us infinite in a world filled with limitations.
• Don't count the days; make the days count.
• A man's true wealth is the good he does in this world.
• A man's true wealth is the good he does in the world.
• A diamond is just a piece of charcoal that handled stress incredibly well
• Do not count the days; make the days count.
• Don't count the days, make the days count
• Impossible is just a word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore their power to change it.
• Impossible is just a word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion.
• Impossible is just a word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.
• Impossible is just a word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is potential.
• Impossible is just a word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary.
• Impossible is just a word thrown around by small minds who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it.
• Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it.
• Impossible is just a word thrown around by small men and women who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion.
• The man who has no imagination has no wings
• Love is the only weapon we gotta fight with. In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in giving healthcare to men.
• Impossible is just a word thrown around by small-minded men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it
• Impossible is just a word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given rather than to explore the power they have to change it.
• Don't quit, suffer now and live, the rest of your life as a champion.
• Don't count the days, make the days count.
• Don't count the days- make the days count.
• Don't count days, make the days count.
• Spend less time counting the days, and more time making the days count.
• Don't count the days, make.days count.
• Don't count the days; make the days count—unless you’re eating cake, then you should probably make a bigger slice!
• Don't count the days; make the days count!
• Don't count the days; make the days count. Because time ticks on and I'd rather not waste it updating my social status.
• Don’t count the days, make the days count – and remember, even bad days are still just mediocre material for an out-of-context coffee mug.
• Don’t count the days; make the days count!
• Don’t count the days; make the days count.
• Don’t count the days, make the days count!
• Don't count the days; make the days count in ways that surprise even yourself.
• Don't just count the days—make the days count!
• Don't count the days; make the days count. Life’s too short to wait for a break, so create your opportunities!
• Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them—a desire, a dream, a vision.
• Do not count the days; make the days count, but if counting them gives you extra motivation, throw in a few highlight reels!
• Don't just count the days; make the days count!
• Don't count the days; make the days count, and don't forget to smile while you're doing it!
• Don't count the days; make the days count. Unless you're counting donuts, then all bets are off!
• Don't count the days; make the days count. Encourage laughter, produce adventures, and allow love to lead!
• Don't just count the days; make the days count – unless you're counting cake slices; then count away!
• Don't count the days—make the days count!
• Don't count the days; make the days count—unless you're counting pizza slices, then go ahead!
• Don't count the days, make the days count—preferably by binge-watching your favorite series.
• Don't just count the days; make the days count.
• Don’t count the days: make the days count!
• Don't count the days, make the days count—even if that means binge-watching an entire season in one sitting!
• Don’t count the days; make the days count and fill them with sprinkles of adventure!
• Don't count the days; make the days count, and remember, the world didn't owe you anything but leftovers.
• Don't count the days, make the days count. Adding up more laughter than wrinkles should always be the goal!