--- title: "6 Clay Quotes By Muhammad Ali" description: "6 Clay quotes by Muhammad Ali. Plus more from Muhammad Ali and more Clay sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b3/muhammad-ali-386_america_when-i-heard-the-truth-about-my-name-was_104080.jpg" --- > [When I heard the truth about my name was not Cassius Clay, like I knew a black man in America named John…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/when-i-heard-the-truth-about-my-name-was-not-cassius-clay-like-i-knew/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b3/muhammad-ali-386_america_when-i-heard-the-truth-about-my-name-was_104080.jpg) > [Cassius Clay is a name that white people gave to my slave master. Now that I am free, that I don't belong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/cassius-clay-is-a-name-that-white-people-gave-to-my-slave-master-now/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ba/muhammad-ali-386_beautiful_cassius-clay-is-a-name-that-white-people_252894.jpg) > [Every time I look in the mirror, I see that kid from Louisville, Kentucky, staring back at me. His name was Cassius…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/every-time-i-look-in-the-mirror-i-see-that-kid-from-louisville/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ae/muhammad-ali-386_cassius_every-time-i-look-in-the-mirror-i-see-th_1437906.jpg) > [I did not take the name, I just named myself Cassius Clay, this is a honorable, Mohammed Ali, given to me by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/i-did-not-take-the-name-i-just-named-myself-cassius-clay-this-is-a/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/912/muhammad-ali-386_cassius_i-did-not-take-the-name-i-just-named-mys_1513767.jpg) > [Put yourself out on a limb, sucka, like me! - young Cassius Clay to heavily favored thug Sonny Liston during the weigh…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/put-yourself-out-on-a-limb-sucka-like-me-young-cassius-clay-to/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/596/muhammad-ali-386_cassius_put-yourself-out-on-a-limb-sucka-like-me_2495795.jpg) > [Never put your money against Cassius Clay, for you will never have a lucky day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/never-put-your-money-against-cassius-clay-for-you-will-never-have-a/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fc/muhammad-ali-386_against_never-put-your-money-against-cassius-cla_2523905.jpg) ## Other authors on Clay ## More by Muhammad Ali > [There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/there-are-more-pleasant-things-to-do-than-beat-up-people/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) > [There ain't no such thing as black Muslims. That's how they tried to cut off all my brothers in the rest of the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/there-ain-t-no-such-thing-as-black-muslims-that-s-how-they-tried-to/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) > [I've never let anyone talk me into not believing in myself](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/i-ve-never-let-anyone-talk-me-into-not-believing-in-myself/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) > [I'm too fast. I'm too smart. I'm too pretty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/i-m-too-fast-i-m-too-smart-i-m-too-pretty/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) > [I don't count my sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts hurting. That is when I start counting, because then it really counts.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/i-don-t-count-my-sit-ups-i-only-start-counting-when-it-starts-hurting/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) > [I said a lot of things in the heat of the moment that I shouldn't have said. Called him names I shouldn't have called…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/i-said-a-lot-of-things-in-the-heat-of-the-moment-that-i-shouldn-t/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) > [Many people are quick to say that we are not recognized by Muslims in the East . And I start with the Honorable Elijah…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/many-people-are-quick-to-say-that-we-are-not-recognized-by-muslims-in/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) > [I have been so great in boxing they had to create an image like Rocky, a white image on the screen, to counteract my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/i-have-been-so-great-in-boxing-they-had-to-create-an-image-like-rocky/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) > [Money and riches don't mean nothing to me. I don't care nothing about being no rich individual. I'm not living for glory or for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/money-and-riches-don-t-mean-nothing-to-me-i-don-t-care-nothing-about/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) > [Allah is the Greatest. I'm just the greatest boxer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/allah-is-the-greatest-i-m-just-the-greatest-boxer/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) > [My wealth is in my knowledge of self, love, and spirituality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/my-wealth-is-in-my-knowledge-of-self-love-and-spirituality/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) > [We followed the Honorable Elijah Mohammed, who is the boss. And we don't waste a lot of time arguin' about a dead black man,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/we-followed-the-honorable-elijah-mohammed-who-is-the-boss-and-we-don/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) > [I'm gonna have to be killed before I lose, and I ain't going to die easy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/i-m-gonna-have-to-be-killed-before-i-lose-and-i-ain-t-going-to-die/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) > [If some black man go out and start something, a riot or something or, I'm not going to jump in it and get killed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/if-some-black-man-go-out-and-start-something-a-riot-or-something-or-i/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) > [If you want to be equal with me, you can get your own Rolls-Royce, your own house and your own million dollars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/if-you-want-to-be-equal-with-me-you-can-get-your-own-rolls-royce-your/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clay/muhammad-ali/#itemlist", "name": "6 Clay Quotes By Muhammad Ali", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I heard the truth about my name was not Cassius Clay, like I knew a black man in America named John Hawkins. 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