MUHAMMAD ALI "THE GREATEST" QUOTES PART II
By Maloney L. Samaco
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 12 Jun 2016
Here is the continuation of the collection of the famous quotes of the famous champion "The Greatest" Muhammad Ali:
Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.
Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up.
People don't realize what they had till it's gone. Like President Kennedy, there was no one like him, the Beatles, and my man Elvis Presley. I was the Elvis of boxing.
My only fault is that I don't realize how great I really am.
Never put your money against Cassius Clay, for you will never have a lucky day.
I've been everywhere in the world, seen everything, had everything a man can have.
Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with fighters: some die, some get hurt, some go on. You just don't let yourself believe it will happen to you.
I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.
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.
The only thing that matters is submitting to the will of God.
It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.
Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.
My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world.
I would say things like "I am the greatest! I'm pretty! If you talk jive, you'll drop in five! I float like a butterfly, sting like a bee! I'm pretty!" When white people heard me talking like this, some said, "That black man talks too much. He's bragging."
Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do - they all contain truths.
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
Joe Frazier is so ugly that when he cries, the tears turn around and go down the back of his head.
No intelligent black man or black woman in his or her right black mind wants white boys and white girls coming to their homes to marry their black sons and daughters.
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.
My principles are more important than the money or my title.
I am the astronaut of boxing. Joe Louis and Dempsey were just jet pilots. I'm in a world of my own.
Don't feel sorry for me.
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.
It's not bragging if you can back it up.
I used to tease Joe Louis by reminding him that I was the greatest of all time. But Joe Louis was the greatest heavyweight fighter ever.
I'm just hoping that people understand that Islam is peace and not violence. 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.
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