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Life Quotes by Muhammad Ali

38 Life quotes by Muhammad Ali

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I don't count my sit-ups until they hurt, because only then does the effort truly count, showing how pain can become a measure of progress. He also admits that the flashy boxing persona was a mask to sell tickets, while he just wants to be a regular brother who helps others and lives a good life.

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Old age is just a record of one's whole life.

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The sweetness of life lies in dispensing with formalities.

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You know I hate fighting. If I knew how to make a living some other way, I would.

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Live everyday as if it were your last because someday you're going to be right.

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Once the Choice is Made, Do Not Look Back, Do Not Second-Guess Your Decisions

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Frazier is so ugly that he should donate his face to the U.S. Bureau of Wild Life.

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He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

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Children make you want to start life over.

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Oh! how the hours hasten to change into days, the days into months, the months into years, and those into life's annihilation!

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What counts in the ring is what you can do after you're exhausted. The same is true of life.

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I don't count my sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts hurting. That is when I start counting, because then it…

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The man who views the world at fifty the same as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.

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It all started to come together when I realized that boxing was how I was going to succeed in life.

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A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.

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I hated every minute of training but I said, Don't quit. Suffer now and live rest of life as a champion.

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I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a…

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Life is like a ship. There's people dancing on a ship.There's a lot of money on the ship, but I cannot integrate…

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My lectures, based on Islamic teachings, were on various subjects. Some of the titles were, 'The Intoxication of Life,' 'The Purpose of…

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I didn't want to submit to the army and then, on the day of judgment, have God say to me, 'Why did…

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The outgoing and spontaneous person that the world knew while I was boxing was a persona that I created to sell tickets…

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Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents;…

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I have learned to live my life one step, one breath, and one moment at a time, but it was a long…

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I got it made the rest of my life, financially and in every other way. There's nobody in the world like me.…

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Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents;…

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We must not only control the weapons that can kill us, we must bridge the great disparities of wealth and opportunity among…

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This life is not real. I conquered the world and it did not bring me satisfaction.

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Life is so, so short. Bible says it's like a vapor.

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If you lose a big fight, it will worry you all of your life. It will plague you - until you get…

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The greatest victory in life is to rise above the material things that we once valued most

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The woman is the fiber of the nation. She is the producer of life. A nation is only as good as its…

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The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.

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There comes a time in every person's life when he has to choose the course his life will take.

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When one man of popularity can let the world know the problem, he might lose a few dollars himself. He might lose…

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I've made my share of mistakes along the way, but if I have changed even one life for the better, I haven't…

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In Ali change creation faith growth hope humor life living Muhammad Ali transformation wonder If they can make penicillin out of moldy…

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All through my life, I have been tested. My will has been tested, my courage has been tested, my strength has been…

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I never thought of losing, but now that it' s happened, the only thing is to do it right. That's my obligation…

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Maybe I was great in the ring, but outside of boxing, I'm just a brother like other people. I want to live…

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There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.

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…

I've never let anyone talk me into not believing in myself

I'm too fast. I'm too smart. I'm too pretty.

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.…

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…

Many people are quick to say that we are not recognized by Muslims in the East . And I start with the Honorable Elijah…

I have been so great in boxing they had to create an image like Rocky, a white image on the screen, to counteract my…

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…

Allah is the Greatest. I'm just the greatest boxer

My wealth is in my knowledge of self, love, and spirituality.

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,…

I'm gonna have to be killed before I lose, and I ain't going to die easy.

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…

If you want to be equal with me, you can get your own Rolls-Royce, your own house and your own million dollars.