Never put your money against Cassius Clay, for you will never have a lucky day.
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.
I run on the road, long before I dance under the lights.
I am an ordinary man who worked hard to develop the talent I was given. I believed in myself, and I believe in the goodness of others.
Ever since I first came here in 1963 to fight Henry Cooper, I have loved the people of England.
The man who has no imagination has no wings.
Hanson has a right to speak, but will she take responsibility for what happens as a result of her words?
You think the world was shocked when Nixon resigned? Wait till I whup George Foreman's behind.
Go up in an airplane. Go high enough, and it's like we don't even exist.
White people just don't want their slaves to be free. That's the whole thing.
I figure I'll be champ for about ten years and then I'll let my brother take over - like the Kennedys down in Washington.
Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.
Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.
I calculate that I took 20,000 punches, but I earned millions and kept a lot of it. I may talk slow, but my mind is OK.
I'm more at home with my log cabins than I am in my house in Cherry Hill.
Frazier is so ugly that he should donate his face to the US Bureau of Wild Life.
Friendship... Is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.
Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
I am the astronaut of boxing. Joe Louis and Dempsey were just jet pilots. I'm in a world of my own.
I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.
I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace.
I don't have to be what you want me to be.
I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.
I give thanks to God and to all the people in the U.K. Who have supported me over the years.
