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> [Cassius Clay must be beaten and the Black Muslims' scourge removed from boxing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floyd-patterson/cassius-clay-must-be-beaten-and-the-black-muslims-scourge-removed/)

[Floyd Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floyd-patterson/)

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## Other authors on Cassius

## More by Floyd Patterson

> [It's easy to do anything in victory. It's in defeat that a man reveals himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floyd-patterson/it-s-easy-to-do-anything-in-victory-it-s-in-defeat-that-a-man-reveals/)

[Floyd Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floyd-patterson/)

> [A prizefighter who gets knocked out or is badly outclassed suffers in a way he will never forget.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floyd-patterson/a-prizefighter-who-gets-knocked-out-or-is-badly-outclassed-suffers-in/)

[Floyd Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floyd-patterson/)

> [For if you train hard and responsibly your confidence surges to a maximum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floyd-patterson/for-if-you-train-hard-and-responsibly-your-confidence-surges-to-a/)

[Floyd Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floyd-patterson/)

> [Fear was absolutely necessary. Without it, I would have been scared to death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floyd-patterson/fear-was-absolutely-necessary-without-it-i-would-have-been-scared-to/)

[Floyd Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floyd-patterson/)

> [Cassius Clay must be beaten and the Black Muslims' scourge removed from boxing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floyd-patterson/cassius-clay-must-be-beaten-and-the-black-muslims-scourge-removed/)

[Floyd Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floyd-patterson/)

> [I've been knocked down more than any heavyweight champion in history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floyd-patterson/i-ve-been-knocked-down-more-than-any-heavyweight-champion-in-history/)

[Floyd Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floyd-patterson/)

> [When you have millions of dollars, you have millions of friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floyd-patterson/when-you-have-millions-of-dollars-you-have-millions-of-friends/)

[Floyd Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floyd-patterson/)

> [I've learned so much, so very much about myself in defeat. I've learned very little to nothing in victory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floyd-patterson/i-ve-learned-so-much-so-very-much-about-myself-in-defeat-i-ve-learned/)

[Floyd Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floyd-patterson/)

> [The fighter loses more than his pride in the fight; he loses part of his future. He's a step closer to the slum he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floyd-patterson/the-fighter-loses-more-than-his-pride-in-the-fight-he-loses-part-of/)

[Floyd Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floyd-patterson/)

> [Clay is so young and has been misled by the wrong people... He might as well have joined the Ku Klux Klan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floyd-patterson/clay-is-so-young-and-has-been-misled-by-the-wrong-people-he-might-as/)

[Floyd Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floyd-patterson/)

> [There is so much hate among people, so much contempt inside people who'd like you to think they're moral, that they have to hire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floyd-patterson/there-is-so-much-hate-among-people-so-much-contempt-inside-people-who/)

[Floyd Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floyd-patterson/)

> [I always say that in order to appreciate warm weather, you must experience cold. I wouldn't change one thing - all the embarrassing moments,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/floyd-patterson/i-always-say-that-in-order-to-appreciate-warm-weather-you-must/)

[Floyd Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/floyd-patterson/)

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