22 of Muhammad Ali's greatest quotes of all time

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

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

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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.

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.

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The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.

The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.

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

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

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Now Clay swings with a right, what a beautiful swing/And the punch raises the Bear clear out of the ring/ Liston is still rising, and the ref wears a frown/For he can't start counting `til Sonny comes down/Now Liston disappears from view.

Now Clay swings with a right, what a beautiful swing/And the punch raises the Bear clear out of the ring/ Liston is still rising, and the ref wears a frown/For he can't start counting `til Sonny comes down/Now Liston disappears from view.

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I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.

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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.

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.

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To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.

To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.
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"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

"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

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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.

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.

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"Joe's gonna come out smokin'/ But I ain't gonna be jokin'. /This might shock and amaze ya /But I'm going to destroy Joe Frazier.

"Joe's gonna come out smokin'/ But I ain't gonna be jokin'. /This might shock and amaze ya /But I'm going to destroy Joe Frazier.

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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.

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.

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You think the world was shocked when Nixon resigned?/Wait `til I whup George Foreman's behind./Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee./His hand can't hit what his eyes can't see.

You think the world was shocked when Nixon resigned?/Wait `til I whup George Foreman's behind./Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee./His hand can't hit what his eyes can't see.

"Now you see me, now you don't.
George thinks he will, but I know he won't.
I done wrassled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale.
Only last week I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalized a brick.
I'm so mean, I make medicine sick."

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I got speed and endurance./You'd better increase your insurance.

I got speed and endurance./You'd better increase your insurance.

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What you're thinking is what you're becoming.

What you're thinking is what you're becoming.

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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.

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.

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22 of Muhammad Ali's greatest quotes of all time

22 of Muhammad Ali's greatest quotes of all time

To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.

To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.

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

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

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The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.

The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.
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Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.

Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.

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Don't count the days, make the days count.

Don't count the days, make the days count.
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