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25 inspirational Muhammad Ali quotes on greatness
Known as one of the fiercest and greatest fighters that ever lived. Here are 25 legendary Muhammad Ali quotes on being great at what you do.
- “Friendship… is not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.” – Muhammad Ali
- “He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” – Muhammad Ali
- “My principles are more important than the money or my title.” – Muhammad Ali
- “I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’” – Muhammad Ali
- “I know where I’m going and I know the truth, and I don’t want to be what you want me to be. I’m free to be what I want.” – Muhammad Ali
- “It’s just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand, I beat people up.” – Muhammad Ali
- “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.” – Muhammad Ali
- “I’m so fast, that last night I turned the light switch off in my hotel room, and was in bed before the room was dark.” – Muhammad Ali
- “The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses – behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.” – Muhammad Ali
- “If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.” – Muhammad Ali
- “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.” – Muhammad Ali
- “I am an ordinary man who worked hard to develop the talent I was given. I believed in myself, and I believe in the goodness of others.” – Muhammad Ali
- “It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out. It’s the pebble in your shoe.” – Muhammad Ali
- “Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn’t matter which color does the hating. It’s just plain wrong.” – Muhammad Ali
- “Silence is golden when you can’t think of a good answer.” – Muhammad Ali
- “A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.” – Muhammad Ali
- “A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he’ll never crow. I have seen the light and I’m crowing.” – Muhammad Ali
- “God tries you in certain, certain ways. Some people are rich, and they believe in God. They lose the money, things get hard, they get weak and quit going to church. Quit serving God like they did.” – Muhammad Ali
- “It’s not bragging if you can back it up.” – Muhammad Ali
- “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” – Muhammad Ali
- “What keeps me going is goals.” – Muhammad Ali
- “To make America the greatest is my goal, so I beat the Russian and I beat the Pole. And for the U.S.A. won the medal of gold. The Greeks said, ‘You’re better than the Cassius of old.’” – Muhammad Ali
- “My way of joking is to tell the truth. That’s the funniest joke in the world.” – Muhammad Ali
- “I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world.” – Muhammad Ali
- “Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with fighters: some die, some get hurt, some go on. You just don’t let yourself believe it will happen to you.” – Muhammad Ali
