I said I was the greatest, not the smartest. Muhammad Ali More Quotes by Muhammad Ali More Quotes From Muhammad Ali What you're thinking is what you're becoming. Muhammad Ali becominggreatnessthinking A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. Muhammad Ali happy-birthdaymotivationallife Get up sucker and fight. Get up and fight Muhammad Ali suckerget-upfighting Home is the place you can go when you're whipped. Muhammad Ali home Christians are my brothers, Hindus are my brothers, all of them are my brothers. We just think different and believe different. Muhammad Ali brotherchristianbelieve 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 dancesuccessmotivational Miss America was always white. All the beautiful brown women in America, beautiful sun tans, beautiful shapes, all types of complexions, but she always was white.And Miss World was always white, and Miss Universe was always white.And the angel fruit cake was the white cake and the devil food cake was the chocolate cake.I said, 'Momma, why is everything white?' I always wondered. And the President lived in the White House. Muhammad Ali cakeangelbeautiful It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself. Muhammad Ali faithmotivationalsports The outgoing and spontaneous person that the world knew while I was boxing was a persona that I created to sell tickets and promote my career. In my private life, I am quiet and reflective by nature. Muhammad Ali boxingcareersworld I'm The Greatest, but only in relation to fighting. Muhammad Ali fightingrelation Spirituality is recognizing the divine light that is within us all. It doesn't belong to any particular religion; it belongs to everyone Muhammad Ali spiritualitylightdivine Wouldn't it be a beautiful world if just 10 percent of the people who believe in the power of love would compete with one another to see who could do the most good for the most people? Muhammad Ali being-strongbeautifulbelieve Hell no / I ain't going to go / Clean out my cell / And take my tail / To jail / Without bail / Because it's better there eating / Watching television fed / Than in Vietnam with your white folks dead. Muhammad Ali jailcellswhite I'm just hoping that people understand that Islam is peace and not violence. Muhammad Ali islamviolencepeople Women are the field that produces our nation. And if you can't protect your women, you can't protect your nation. Muhammad Ali producewomenfields The whites have always had the say in America. White people made Jesus white, angels white, the Last Supper white. If I threaten you, I'm blackmailing you. A black cat is bad luck. If you're put out of a club, you're blackballed. Angel's-food cake is white; devil's-food cake is black. Good guys in cowboy movies wear white hats. The bad guys always wore black hats. Muhammad Ali catangeljesus I love boxing and it did a lot for me. But sometimes it made me think how savage human beings could be to each other. That wasn't the kind of boxer I wanted to be. My strategy was to be as scientific as I could when I fought. I didn't want to be seriously hurt, and I didn't want to do that to anybody else either. Muhammad Ali hurtmotivationalthinking Only last week I murdered a rock, injured a stone and hospitalized a brick. Muhammad Ali climbingrocksboxing Whether it's boxing, basketball, or badminton, one must be ready to succeed before entering the arena...long before the lights come up. Muhammad Ali lightbasketballlong You could be the world's best garbage man, the world's best model; it don't matter what you do if you're the best. Muhammad Ali motivationsoftballsports
