Put yourself out on a limb, sucka, like me! - young Cassius Clay to heavily favored thug Sonny Liston during the weigh in before Cassius wins his first title and changes his name to Muhammad Ali. Muhammad Ali More Quotes by Muhammad Ali More Quotes From Muhammad Ali I hospitalized a rock, killed a brick...I'm so bad I make medicine sick! Muhammad Ali rocksmotivationalfunny Impossible is nothing. Muhammad Ali basketballimpossibleinspirational Religions all have different names, but they all contain the same truths. ... I think the people of our religion should be tolerant and understand people believe different things. Muhammad Ali namesbelievethinking 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. Muhammad Ali nicehumblehome Stumbling is the fruit of haste. Muhammad Ali stumblingfruithaste When one man of popularity can let the world know the problem, he might lose a few dollars himself. He might lose his life. But he's helping millions. Muhammad Ali mightmenworld I strongly object to the fact that so many newspapers have given the American public and the world the impression that I have only two alternatives in taking this stand: either I go to jail or go to the Army. There is another alternative and that alternative is justice. If justice prevails, if my Constitutional rights are upheld, I will be forced to go neither to the Army nor jail. In the end I am confident that justice will come my way for the truth must eventually prevail. Muhammad Ali armyrightstwo Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see. Muhammad Ali butterflygreatnesseye We must not only control the weapons that can kill us, we must bridge the great disparities of wealth and opportunity among the peoples of the world, the vast majority of whom live in poverty without hope, opportunity or choices in life. These conditions are a breeding ground for division that can cause a desperate people to resort to nuclear weapons as a last resort. Our only hope lies in the power of our love, generosity, tolerance and understanding and our commitment to making the world a better place. Muhammad Ali opportunitylyingcommitment Fighting by itself doesn't interest me anymore. I want to help people, the black people and I need any kind of media to spread my thought: God, charity, peace. Muhammad Ali mediafightingpeople The world’s champ should be pretty like me! Muhammad Ali cassius-clayshouldworld Nobody has to tell me that this is a serious business. I'm not fighting one man. I'm fighting a lot of men, showing a lot of 'em, here is one man they couldn't defeat, couldn't conquer. My mission is to bring freedom to 30m black people Muhammad Ali fightingmenpeople War on nations changes maps. War on poverty maps change. Muhammad Ali mapspovertywar Ain't no reason for me to kill nobody in the ring, unless they deserve it. Muhammad Ali no-reasonringsreason Your body is sacred. You’re far more precious than diamonds and pearls, and you should be covered too. Muhammad Ali sacredpearlsbody Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Muhammad Ali dareimpossiblesports Prejudice comes from being in the dark; sunlight disinfects it. Muhammad Ali inspirationdarkjustice 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 greatnesslightdark A man with no imaginations has no wings. Muhammad Ali imaginationwingsmen I was saying "I'm the greatest" long before I believed it. Muhammad Ali goallong
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