I’m a fighter. I believe in the eye-for-an-eye business. I’m no cheek turner. I got no respect for a man who won’t hit back. You kill my dog, you better hide your cat.
MUHAMMAD ALIWhat counts in the ring is what you can do after you’re exhausted. The same is true of life.
More Muhammad Ali Quotes
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Every day is different, and some days are better than others, but no matter how challenging the day, I get up and live it.
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My only fault is that I don’t realize how great I really am.
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My main fight is for freedom and equality.
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Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.
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Tolerance and understanding won’t ‘trickle down’ in our society any more than wealth does.
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Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.
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I never thought of losing, but now that it’s happened, the only thing is to do it right. That’s my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life.
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Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.
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All through my life, I have been tested. My will has been tested, my courage has been tested, my strength has been tested. Now my patience and endurance are being tested.
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How many push ups do you do? I don’t know. I only starts counting when it starts hurting.
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When you’re right, nobody remembers. When you’re wrong, nobody forgets.
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Allah is the Greatest. I’m just the greatest boxer.
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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.
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He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
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I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.
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Rest but never quit. Even the sun has a sinking spell each evening. But it always rises the next morning. At sunrise, every soul is born again.
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The more we help others, the more we help ourselves.
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What keeps me going is goals.
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It’s hard to be humble when you’re as great as I am.
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My main purpose is to pray five times a day. And that’s not easy.
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The greater our level of understanding, the harder the tests become.
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My toughest fight was with my first wife.
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No one starts out on top. You have to work your way up.
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I hated every minute of training, but I said, Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.
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My wealth is in my knowledge of self, love, and spirituality.
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It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.
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