Muhammad Ali

Old age is just a record of one's whole life.

Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.

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. When I joined the Nation of Islam and became a Muslim, they gave me the most famous name because I was the champ.

Allah's the Arabic term for God. Stand up for God, fight for God, work for God and do the right thing, and go the right way, things will end up in your corner.

It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'

Ali's got a left, Ali's got a right - when he knocks you down, you'll sleep for the night; and when you lie on the floor and the ref counts to ten, hope and pray that you never meet me again.

At home I am a nice guy but I don't want the world to know. Humble people I've found don't go very far.

When you're as great as I am it's hard to be humble.

Inside of a ring or out ain't nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong.

We can't be brave without fear.

Inside of a ring or out, ain__ nothing wrong with going down. It__ staying down that__ wrong.

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.

Now I had won the gold medal. But it didn't mean anything, because I didn't have the right color skin.

Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.

The critics only made me work harder.

The day I met Islam, I found a power within myself that no man could destroy or take away from me.

Often it isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the little pebble in your shoe.