--- title: "7 Five Quotes By Muhammad Ali" description: "7 Five quotes by Muhammad Ali. Plus more from Muhammad Ali and more Five 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) > [Floyd Paterson? Boy, he's the complete opposite to me. He no way like me. They go down in history for just being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/floyd-paterson-boy-he-s-the-complete-opposite-to-me-he-no-way-like-me/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d94/muhammad-ali-386_athlete_floyd-paterson-boy-he-s-the-complete-opp_256767.jpg) > [I would say things like 'I am the greatest! I'm pretty! If you talk jive, you'll drop in five! I float like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/i-would-say-things-like-i-am-the-greatest-i-m-pretty-if-you-talk-jive/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5f/muhammad-ali-386_am_i-would-say-things-like-i-am-the-greates_358768.jpg) > [I make predictions about what I'm going to do before a fight, that makes me nervous because I've gotten so good at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/i-make-predictions-about-what-i-m-going-to-do-before-a-fight-that/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ef/muhammad-ali-386_cutting_i-make-predictions-about-what-i-m-going_787207.jpg) > [Most people don't pray until they're in trouble. When people need help they pray a lot. But after they get what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/most-people-don-t-pray-until-they-re-in-trouble-when-people-need-help/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27d/muhammad-ali-386_body_most-people-don-t-pray-until-they-re-in_1614388.jpg) > [My main purpose is to pray five times a day. And that's not easy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/my-main-purpose-is-to-pray-five-times-a-day-and-that-s-not-easy/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/884/muhammad-ali-386_easy_my-main-purpose-is-to-pray-five-times-a_2217702.jpg) > [In America they got two policemen, five policemen and one car watching each other, each has got a pistol, one has got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-ali/in-america-they-got-two-policemen-five-policemen-and-one-car-watching/) [Muhammad Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-ali/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bba/muhammad-ali-386_america_in-america-they-got-two-policemen-five-p_2569772.jpg) ## Other authors on Five ## 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/five/muhammad-ali/#itemlist", "name": "7 Five Quotes By Muhammad Ali", "numberOfItems": 7, "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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