Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist. Nicknamed “The Greatest,” he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century and as one of the greatest boxers of all time. Muhammad Ali Quotes about life, heaven, and helping others will motivate you to achieve the impossible in life.
Best Muhammad Ali Quotes
- “Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.” – Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ali quotes impossible
- “If you even dream of beating me you’d better wake up and apologize.”- Muhammad Ali
- “I don’t count my sit-ups; I only start counting when it starts hurting because they’re the only ones that count.” -Muhammad Ali
- “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.” – Muhammad Ali
- “I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” – Muhammad Ali
- “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
- “I don’t get hit. I’m the fastest thing on two feet man!”- Muhammad Ali
- “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.”- Muhammad Ali
- “I said I was ‘The Greatest,’ I never said I was the smartest!” – Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ali quotes I am the greatest
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“What keeps me going is goals.” – Muhammad Ali
- “Wisdom is knowing when you can’t be wise.”― Muhammad Ali
- “I’m the greatest thing that ever lived! I’m the king of the world! I’m a bad man. I’m the prettiest thing that ever lived.” – Muhammad Ali
- “Live every day as if it were your last because someday you’re going to be right.” – Muhammad Ali
- “Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.” – Muhammad Ali
- “Silence is golden when you can’t think of a good answer.” – Muhammad Ali
- “To be able to give away riches is mandatory if you wish to possess them. This is the only way that you will be truly rich.”- Muhammad Ali
- “He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” – Muhammad Ali
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“My wealth is in my knowledge of self, love, and spirituality.”― Muhammad Ali
- “It’s lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.” – Muhammad Ali
- “Friendship … is not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.” – Muhammad Ali
- “I know where I’m going and I know the truth, and I don’t have to be what you want me to be. I’m free to be what I want.” – Muhammad Ali
- “A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.” – Muhammad Ali
- “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.” – Muhammad Ali
- “I’ve made my share of mistakes along the way, but if I have changed even one life for the better, I haven’t lived in vain.” – Muhammad Ali
- “It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.” – Muhammad Ali
- “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” – Muhammad Ali
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“Life is so, so short. Bible says it’s like a vapor.” – Muhammad Ali
- “I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew I was. I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.” – Muhammad Ali
- “Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.”― Muhammad Ali
- “Inside of a ring or out, ain’t nothing wrong with going down. It’s staying down that’s wrong.”― Muhammad Ali
- “If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.” – Muhammad Ali
- “Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.” – Muhammad Ali
- “There are no pleasures in a fight, but some of my fights have been a pleasure to win.” – Muhammad Ali
- “If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it—then I can achieve it.” – Muhammad Ali
- “Don’t count the days; make the days count.” – Muhammad Ali
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“It’s not bragging if you can back it up.” – Muhammad Ali
- “When you want to talk about who made me, you talk to me. Who made me is ME.”― Muhammad Ali
- “The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.” – Muhammad Ali
- “Friendship is a priceless gift that cannot be bought nor sold, but its value is far greater than a mountain made of gold.” – Muhammad Ali
- “It’s hard to be humble, when you’re as great as I am.” – Muhammad Ali
- “When it comes to love, compassion, and other feelings of the heart, I am rich.”― Muhammad Ali
- “It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.” – Muhammad Ali
- “A man who has no imagination has no wings.”- Muhammad Ali
- “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
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“It’s in my blood to be around people while I was training.” – Muhammad Ali
- “I am an ordinary man who worked hard to develop the talent I was given. I believed in myself, and I believe in the goodness of others.”― Muhammad Ali
- “No one knows what to say in the loser’s locker room.” – Muhammad Ali
- “I am the astronaut of boxing. Joe Louis and Dempsey were just jet pilots. I’m in a world of my own.” – Muhammad Ali
- “When we devote all of our actions to a spiritual goal, everything that we do becomes a prayer.”― Muhammad Ali
- “The only thing that matters is submitting to the will of God.” – Muhammad Ali
- “Old age is just a record of one’s whole life.” – Muhammad Ali
- “The fight is won or lost far away from the witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road; long before I dance under those lights.”― Muhammad Ali
- “We spend more time learning how to make a living than we do learning to make a life.”― Muhammad Ali
- “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
- “When you can whip any man in the world, you never know peace.” ― Muhammad Ali
