67 Of Muhammad Ali's Most Inspirational Quotes That Will Change You Forever
Muhammad Ali was a renowned American professional boxer who excelled in his sport and later used his status to herald changes. His original name was Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. and he was named after a slavery abolitionist. Here are a few interesting piece of trivia from the life of this famous boxer.
The story of how Muhammad Ali trod on the path of becoming a boxer is quite intriguing. Ali had parked his red-and-white Schwinn bike outside an auditorium when it was stolen. Upon realizing the truth, Ali was enraged and he reported the matter to a police official. He said he wanted to 'whup' the thief. The cop Joe Martin was also a boxing trainer and he realized the potential in Ali and decided to train him. Rest as we know is history.
The boxer would ask his friends and family to throw stones at him which he would use as means to increase his agility and speed by dodging them. The boxer's brother recollects, “No matter how many I threw, I could never hit him.”
Muhammad Ali rose to the status of one of the most influential Muslims across the globe. He used his stature to negotiate with Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein who had held 2,000 foreigners as captive. Upon Ali's insistence Hussein agreed to free 15 American hostages.
In the section below you can read some of the best inspirational quotes by the famous boxer Muhammad Ali.
Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.
If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it - then I can achieve it.
I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion'.
Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.
Don't count the days, make the days count.
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.
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 the skill, and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
Live everyday as if it were your last because someday you're going to be right.
The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.
To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.
Often it isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the little pebble in your shoe.
The man with no imagination has no wings.
What you're thinking is what you're becoming.
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.
The Service you do for others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.
Inside of a ring or out, ain't nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong.
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life
You lose nothing when fighting for a cause ... In my mind the losers are those who don't have a cause they care about.
If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, then they can sure make something out of you.
The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace.
Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see.
It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am.
It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.
I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me.
Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are
Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.
