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Muhammad Ali is widely regarded as one of the greatest sportsmen of all time. Ali was crowned boxing’s heavyweight champion of the world 3 times & is one of the greatest characters the world of sport has ever known. Known for his lightning speed, champion attitude, and for the many controversial & charismatic statements made to the media.
Muhammad Ali’s quotes & speeches are hugely popular worldwide. His confidence may be seen as arrogance by some, but as he famously said: “It’s not bragging if you can back it up.” and boy did Ali back it up… He was a rare champion athlete who not only talked the talk, and walked the walk.
An example of sacrifice, hard work and an uncompromising belief in his own abilities.
Enjoy this collection of Muhammad Ali Picture Quotes – Quotes of a Champion
Muhammad Ali Quotes
“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 Quotes
“If you even dream of beating me you’d better wake up and apologize.”
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 Quotes
“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 Quotes
“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 Quotes
“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life”
Muhammad Ali Quotes
“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 Quotes
“If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it—then I can achieve it.”
Muhammad Ali Quotes
“Don’t count the days; make the days count.”
Muhammad Ali Quotes
“It’s not bragging if you can back it up.”
Muhammad Ali Quotes
More Muhammad Ali Quotes:
“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
“To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If not pretend you are.”
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
“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
“There are no pleasures in a fight, but some of my fights have been a pleasure to win.”
Muhammad Ali
“I’ve wrestled with alligators / I’ve tussled with a whale / I done handcuffed lightning / And throw thunder in jail.”
Muhammad Ali
“What you are thinking is what you are becoming.”
Muhammad Ali
“What keeps me going is goals.”
Muhammad Ali
“Live everyday 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
It’s hard to be humble, when you’re as great as I am.”
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
“Often it isn’t the mountains ahead that wear you out, it’s the little pebble in your shoe.”
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
“My only fault is that I don’t realize how great I really am.”
Muhammad Ali
“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.”
Muhammad Ali
“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.”
Muhammad Ali
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There may (are) those that debate Ali’s position in the heavyweight division. But there is no question that he was one of the smartest fighters that ever lived. Not to mention the fact that among men, his countenance was beyond compare.
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“A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.”
Muhammad Ali
“My only fault is that I don’t realize how great I really am.”
When I was 17 years old one early evening towards the end of August 1967 I was hanging out with 2 other teenagers named Harpo and Jimmy on Broadway in front of a nightspot named the Camel Club in Newark, NJ. I will never forget watching a long, black limousine park at the curb and two women wearing shinning black high heels step out from the rear doors. Then suddenly to my utter amazement, as if in a dream, there stood Muhammad Ali the heavyweight champion of the world.
To be honest, my immediate reaction was fear. I had known that Muhammad Ali had changed his name and converted to the Nation of Islam. My limited understanding of the Black Muslims was based upon the media’s portrayal of them as being a religious sect that advocated segregation because they did not like white people. I also knew that Ali had just been stripped of his boxing license and was forced to relinquish his heavyweight champion title status because he refused to be inducted and serve in the U.S. Armed Forces based upon religious beliefs. Consequently, he was sentenced to five years in prison that June in 1967, but remained free pending an appeal. These thoughts raced through my mind as he approached me. I felt totally insignificant in his presence. I was sure he would walk right by us three white kids as if we didn’t even exist. As Ali came closer I felt dwarfed. I was a skinny kid at 5’10, while he appeared incredibly big and strong. Muhammad Ali was at the height of his boxing skills. Although he was stripped of his championship heavyweight belt, he was still as he had once proclaimed to be, “the Duke of the World.” Somehow I spontaneously shouted out the words, “Hi Champ.” He smiled as he looked at me and asked, “what are you kids doing out here?” I replied by explaining that we really didn’t have anywhere really to go and didn’t have much to do. Then in a bold move I actually struck a pose by raising my hands up in a boxing stance and saying jokingly, “But one day I might want to become a fighter.” In a flash, Ali’s left arm stretched outward landing a palming grip on the top of my head as if it was a basketball. I immediately yelled, “I give up.” We all laughed. I told him I was sorry to hear about all the mess he was going through. Ali then proceeded to explain to us how in life there are times when you have to stand-up for what you believe, even if there are negative consequences. Ali with piercing eyes looked at me and said, “Don’t ever back down from a fight that you know is something worth fighting for even if you may not win it. Because in your heart and soul you know you done the right thing and that is something you can never lose.”
I am much older now, yet Ali’s words still ring true. I often have taken comfort remembering when this great ambassador of the world man stopped to talk with and treat a couple of street kids from Newark with respect and dignity. Ali set the bar high on how I should treat people who might be less fortunate than me. As the years passed, I eventually found my path, in part from the inspiration Muhammad Ali kindly gave me. He taught me to dare to seek the courage to attempt greater goals and challenges rather than be concerned with selfish, short term pleasures. I became a Juvenile Probation Officer serving Essex County for 27 years. In those years I strived to make others aware they have self worth and always proudly stand up for themselves and, for what is right. I still try to remind others that there is a champion inside us all. Alfred Sonny Piccoli