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Muhammad Ali Quotes - Page 19

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I just give lip service to being the greatest. He was the greatest.

I just give lip service to being the greatest. He was the greatest.

Boxing, Giving, Lips

Things are getting much better, but I always wondered when I went to church on Sundays. I've always been one to... I'm not just a boxer.

Sunday, Church On Sunday, Church

"Parkinson" with Michael Parkinson, www.mirror.co.uk. 1971.

You been hearing about how bad I am since you were a little kid with mess in your pants! Tonight, I'm gonna whip you till you cry like a baby.

Baby, Kids, Boxing

Muhammad Ali, Richard Durham (2015). “The Greatest: My Own Story”, p.364, Graymalkin Media

I've been on planes flying through thunder storms when the pilot says, 'ladies and gentlemen, we tried to fly around it but we can't so it's going to be rough'.And when a pilot says it's going to be bad, it's going to be rough. And you say to youself, boy, I could have got the train.

Boys, Flying, Gentleman

"Parkinson" with Michael Parkinson, www.mirror.co.uk. 1971.

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 of days before the fight I'll show up again

Couple, Fighting, Boxing

They can boo me, yell at me, and throw peanuts at me, as long as they pay to get in.

Long, Pay, Peanuts

Twitter post from Jul 23, 2009

Black people in America will never be free so long as they're on the white man's land. We can't be free until we get our own land and our own country in North America. When we separate from America and take maybe ten states, then we'll be free.

Country, Men, White Man

"Playboy Interview: Muhammad Ali (Second Interview, 1975)". Interview with Lawrence Linderman, genius.com. November 1, 1975.

I have nothing to lose by standing up and following my beliefs. So I'll go to jail, so what? We have been in jail for years.

Years, Jail, Belief

If you love God, tear out your heart's love of the world.

Heart, Tears, World

The man who will whip me will be fast, strong and hasn't been born yet.

Strong, Men, He Man

Do not be ashamed to give a little; for to deceive is to give still less.

Giving, Littles, Deceiving

I never push in front my muscles, only my religion, so I'm protected.

Muscles, Protected, Fronts

"New Again: Muhammad Ali". Interview with Daniela Morera, www.interviewmagazine.com. December 26, 2012.

Floyd Paterson and other fighters, they just don't take part.They make a million dollars, they get a Rolls Royce and a nice home and a white wife and think, 'well, I made it'.

Nice, Home, Thinking

"Watch - and read the full transcript - of Muhammad Ali's legendary interview with Michael Parkinson". Interview with Vicki Grimshaw, www.mirror.co.uk. June 6, 2016.

I had something to do, which most kids really need. Something they can look forward to - a goal, a purpose to work towards. Something to achieve. Keeps them out of trouble.

Kids, Goal, Needs

"Parkinson" with Michael Parkinson, www.mirror.co.uk. 1971.

If you wonder what the difference between them and me is, I'll break the news: you never heard of them. Most of them ... can fight almost as good as I can. I'm just saying you never heard of them.

Fighting, Differences, Boxing

Not to commit faults counts for more than to do good.

Faults, Sin, Commit

Religions have different names, and they all contain truth, expressed in different ways forms and times

Names, Way, Different

Muhammad Ali, Hana Yasmeen Ali (2013). “The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on Life's Journey”, p.18, Simon and Schuster

Elijah Muhammad teaches us the truth of God beautified the planet by separating everybody in different countries for themselves: Chinese in China, English in England, Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico, Ethiopians in Ethiopia, Arabians in Arabia, Egyptians in Egypt, and Americans took that country and stole it away so there's always going to be trouble and chaos.

Country, Egypt, Chinese

"Parkinson" with Michael Parkinson, www.mirror.co.uk. 1971.

During my boxing career, you did not see the real Muhammad Ali. You just saw a little boxing and a little showmanship. It was after I retired from boxing that my true work began.

Real, Careers, Boxing

FaceBook post by Muhammad Ali from Jun 11, 2014

Boxing is good for the livelihood but mainly, money don't really mean nothing.

Mean, Boxing, Really Mean

"Parkinson" with Michael Parkinson, www.mirror.co.uk. 1971.

I live. I travel. I eat. I pray. These are the things I do. I'd rather be in my condition than be a man with four children in a four-bedroom house, working hard every day to pay for his house, taking his children to school.

Children, School, Men

Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.oprah.com. June, 2001.

Once we realize we are all members of humanity, we will want to compete in the spirit of love

Humanity, Want, Spirit

Muhammad Ali, Hana Yasmeen Ali (2013). “The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on Life's Journey”, p.24, Simon and Schuster

If the white man ain't the devil, he's been aiming at the history of the Americans.

Men, White, Devil

"Parkinson" with Michael Parkinson, www.mirror.co.uk. 1971.

I wasn't thinking of being the greatest. But I knew I had a chance.

Thinking, Chance

"Oprah Talks to Muhammad Ali". Interview with Oprah Winfrey, www.oprah.com. June 2001.

Sometimes I feel a lot of things but I keep it in. I'm sure we all have this built-in radar of what we predict and when it happens, we feel 'I knew it'.

Sometimes, Feels, Happens

"Parkinson" with Michael Parkinson, www.mirror.co.uk. 1971.

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