Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942) was an American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest boxers of all time.
Here's a list of 30 Muhammad Ali Quotes.
"Don’t count the days; make the days count."
"It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen."
"What you are thinking is what you are becoming."
"What keeps me going is goals.”
"Live everyday as if it were your last because someday you’re going to be right."
"Silence is golden when you can’t think of a good answer.”
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. His hands can't hit what his eyes can't see. Now you see me, now you don't. George thinks he will, but I know he won't."
"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth."
“It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am."
“It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.”
“If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize.”
"Braggin' is when a person says something and can’t do it. I do what I say.”
"I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was."
"Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even."
“Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”
"A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.”
“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.”
“At home I am a nice guy: but I don’t want the world to know. Humble people, I’ve found, don’t get very far."
"A man who has no imagination has no wings."
“I don’t count my sit-ups; I only start counting when it starts hurting because they’re the only ones that count.”
“I know where I’m going and I know the truth, and I don’t have to be what you want me to be. I’m free to be what I want.”
"Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them—a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.”
"There are no pleasures in a fight, but some of my fights have been a pleasure to win.”
"Friendship … is not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.”
"It’s lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.”
“I’m not the greatest, I’m the double greatest.”
"It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up."
"I'm young; I'm handsome; I'm fast. I can't possibly be beat."
“If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it—then I can achieve it."
"Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams – they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do – they all contain truths."