It's possible for the heavyweight champion of the world to be with one woman.

A black, a Puerto Rican and a Mexican are in a car. Who's driving? The police.

Boxing is good for the livelihood but mainly, money don't really mean nothing.

Elvis Presley was the sweetest, most humble and nicest man you'd want to know.

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

When it comes to love, compassion, and other feelings of the heart, I am rich.

It's hard to beat a guy when he's got his mind made up that he's going to win.

Live everyday as if it were your last because someday you're going to be right.

You made a big mistake by letting me come, because now I'm going after your job

If I kept my mouth shut, because I can make millions, that isn't doing nothing.

Even the greatest was once a beginner. Don't be afraid to take that first step.

Never put your money against Cassius Clay, for you will never have a lucky day.

There's nothing stressful about turning 50 except people reminding you about it.

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

Frazier is so ugly that he should donate his face to the US Bureau of Wild Life.

God will not place a burden on a man's shoulders knowing that he cannot carry it.

I sought the advice and cooperation from all those around me- but not permission.

You know I hate fighting. If I knew how to make a living some other way, I would.

I've been everywhere in the world, seen everything, had everything a man can have.

There's nothing wrong with getting knocked down, as long as you get right back up.

In a competition of love we'll all share in the victory, no matter who comes first

Before I became a Muslim, I ate pork and chased women--but all that stuff stopped.

Frazier is so ugly that he should donate his face to the U.S. Bureau of Wild Life.

Unknown Make new friends but keep the old ones; one is silver and the other's gold.

I can love freedom and the flesh and blood of my people moreso than I do the money.

If the white man ain't the devil, he's been aiming at the history of the Americans.

I can drown a drink of water. I can kill a dead tree. Don't mess with Muhammad Ali.

The man of least capacity is the one who shows himself incapable of self-correction.

They can boo me, yell at me, and throw peanuts at me, as long as they pay to get in.

There are no pleasures in a fight but some of my fights have been a pleasure to win.

It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.

Ali’s got a left, Ali’s got a right, if he hits you once, you’re asleep for the night

I can remember a couple of real fights when I ran. Because they were kinda dangerous.

It will be a killer, and a chiller, and a thriller, when I get the gorilla in Manila.

We have one life / It soon will be past / What we do for God / Is all that will last.

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see.

It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.

In the ring I can stay until I’m old and gray because I know how to hit and dance away

If you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.

Don't ever squeeze a fighter's hand, man. You're doing good just to lay your eyes on me

I would say that I put down a lot of the white American culture, and ways, and beliefs.

I try to learn as much as I can because I know nothing compared to what I need to know.

You can do what you want. But it's nature to be with your own. I want to be with my own.

Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.

How many push ups do you do? I don't know. I only starts counting when it starts hurting

A fighter can condition his body to go hard certain rounds, then to coast certain rounds.

If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.

I just try to stay half way decent looking. Boxing's a rough sport and you get hit a lot.

My face is so pretty, you don’t see a scar, which proves I’m the king of the ring by far.

I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world.

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