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> [Emmett Till and I were about the same age. A week after he was murdered... I stood on a corner with a gang of boys, looking at pictures of him in the black newspapers and magazines. In one, he was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/emmett-till-and-i-were-about-the-same-age-a-week-after-he-was/)

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## 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/)

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