There is one hell of a difference between fighting in the ring and going to war in Vietnam. — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
I want fifteen referees at this fight…because there ain’t no one man who can keep up with the pace I’m gonna set… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
You lose nothing when fighting for a cause ... In my mind the losers are those who don't have a cause they… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
Boxing's a rough sport. After every fight I rush to the mirror to make sure I'm presentable. — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
Fighting by itself doesn't interest me anymore. I want to help people, the black people and I need any kind of media… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
Why are they picking on boxing? It's because the black men are so superior in boxing that they want to stop it.… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
They say actually every time I enter the ring, in a way, I'm going to the war. They say to me daily,… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
If you wonder what the difference between them and me is, I'll break the news: you never heard of them. Most of… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
If some black man go out and start something, a riot or something or, I'm not going to jump in it and… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
I do need publicity but not for what I do for good. I need publicity for my book. I need publicity for… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
Number one comes freedom first for my people and equality. And this is what I plan to do after I'm through fighting… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
Parkinson's is my toughest fight. No, it doesn't hurt. It's hard to explain. I'm being tested to see if I'll keep praying,… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
I said a lot of things in the heat of the moment that I shouldn't have said. Called him names I shouldn't… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
When you saw me in the boxing ring fighting, it wasn't just so I could beat my opponent. My fighting had a… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
I make predictions about what I'm going to do before a fight, that makes me nervous because I've gotten so good at… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
I didn't even need America, I was so popular outside the country, until the prosecutin' attorney came from Washington, and said, judge,… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
On my twelfth birthday, I got a new bicycle as a present from my folks, and I rode it to a fair… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
Fifteen referees. I want fifteen referees to be at this fight because there ain't no one man who can keep up with… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
Someone stole my bicycle and I said I was going to learn to fight so that I could catch him and beat… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
You may talk about Sweden, you may talk about Rome, but Rockville Center's Floyd Patterson's home. A lot of people said that… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
You know I hate fighting. If I knew how to make a living some other way, I would. — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
Will be a divine fight, a holy war...Armageddon on a miniature scale. — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
If God ever calls me to a holy war, I want Joe Frazier fighting beside me. — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
Who would have thought when they came to the fight? That they'd witness the launching of a human satellite. — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
When you come to the fight Don't block the halls and don't block the door, for y'all may go home after round… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
I started out making $4 for my first fight, but imagine paying $25,000 for a painting...look at me! — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
If my fans think I can do everything I say I can do, then they're crazier than I am. After one of… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
Who is the descendant of the slavemasters a descendant of slaves to fight other people in thier own country? — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
You can't keep your mind on fighting when you're thinking about a woman. You can't keep your concentration. You feel like sleeping… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
I can remember a couple of real fights when I ran. Because they were kinda dangerous. — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
I always bring out the best in men I fight, but Joe Frazier, I'll tell the world right now, brings out the… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
I've got it! I've got it! It'll make front-page headlines around the world. You can have me kidnapped, and then a couple… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
Sonny Liston is nothing. The man can't talk. The man can't fight. The man needs talking lessons. The man needs boxing lessons.… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
I have more fans and more followers and more supporters. Because the people who actually saw the Joe Frazier Muhammad Ali fight,… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
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… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
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.… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
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… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
Many people are quick to say that we are not recognized by Muslims in the East . And I start with the Honorable Elijah… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
I have been so great in boxing they had to create an image like Rocky, a white image on the screen, to counteract my… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
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… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
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,… — Muhammad Ali Copy Share Image
