What counts in the ring is what you can do after you're exhausted. The same is true of life. Muhammad Ali More Quotes by Muhammad Ali More Quotes From Muhammad Ali My soul has grown over the years, and some of my views have changed. As long as I am alive, I will continue to try to understand more because the work of the heart is never done. Muhammad Ali viewsheartyears If Ali says a mosquito can pull a plow, don't ask how. Hitch him up. Muhammad Ali cassiusmosquitoesboxing Over the years my religion has changed and my spirituality has evolved. Religion and spirituality are very different, but people often confuse the two. Some things cannot be taught, but they can be awakened in the heart. 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 lightheartyears Eat your words! Eat your words! I am the greatest. Muhammad Ali boxing I'd like for them to say he took a few cups of love, he took one tablespoon of patience, teaspoon of generosity, one pint of kindness. He took one quart of laughter, one pinch of concern, and then, he mix willingness with happiness, he added lots of faith, and he stirred it up well, then he spreads it over his span of a lifetime, and he served it to each and every deserving person he met. Muhammad Ali generositylaughterkindness The name Muhammad is the most common name in the world. In all the countries around the world - Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon - there are more Muhammads than anything else. Muhammad Ali turkeysnamescountry When I heard the truth about my name was not Cassius Clay, like I knew a black man in America named John Hawkins. Now, you know who John Hawkins was.He was a slave trader from England. But the white people of that time, if one had five slaves and his name was Jones, they would be called Jones' property. [...] Now that I'm free, now that I'm no longer a slave, then I want a name of my ancestors. Muhammad Ali nameswhitemen The woman is the fiber of the nation. She is the producer of life. A nation is only as good as its women. Muhammad Ali fibernationsproducers We are all God's people. We are prejudiced and we separate into Jews, Mexicans, Italians, but God doesn't see colors. Muhammad Ali prejudicecolorpeople I am an ordinary man who worked hard to develop the talent I was given. Muhammad Ali talentordinarymen I had it in my heart. I believed in myself, and I had confidence. I knew how to do it, had natural talent and I pursued it. Muhammad Ali natural-talentpursuedheart You can't keep your mind on fighting when you're thinking about a woman. You can't keep your concentration. You feel like sleeping all the time. Muhammad Ali fightingsleepthinking No pork, soda pop, cigarettes, alcohol – ever! Muhammad Ali soda-popporkalcohol Last night I had a dream. When I got to Africa, I had one hell of a rumble. I had to beat Tarzan's behind first, for claiming to be King of the Jungle. Muhammad Ali kingsdreamnight I can drown a drink of water. I can kill a dead tree. Don't mess with Muhammad Ali. Muhammad Ali boxingtreewater I'll beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on. Muhammad Ali greatnessboxingmotivational Friendship is not something you can learn in college or some learning institution, no one knows how to become friends you just become but if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship you haven't learned anything Muhammad Ali institutionscollegefriendship Parkinson's is my toughest fight. No, it doesn't hurt. It's hard to explain. I'm being tested to see if I'll keep praying, to see if I'll keep my faith. All great people are tested by God. Muhammad Ali fightinghurtpeople I can't see what God's plan is. I just know I've got to live with it. Muhammad Ali gods-planplansknows I hospitalized a rock, killed a brick...I'm so bad I make medicine sick! Muhammad Ali rocksmotivationalfunny
