Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. Read Summary
Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything. Read Summary
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. Read Summary
The man who has no imagination has no wings. Read Summary
It's not bragging if you can back it up. Read Summary
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. Read Summary
I used to tease Joe Louis by reminding him that I was the greatest of all time. But Joe Louis was the greatest heavyweight fighter ever. Read Summary
It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself. Read Summary
Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do - they all contain truths. Read Summary
Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with fighters: some die, some get hurt, some go on. You just don't let yourself believe it will happen to you. Read Summary
My only fault is that I don't realize how great I really am. Read Summary
I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round. Read Summary
No one knows what to say in the loser's locker room. Read Summary
If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you. Read Summary
I should be a postage stamp, because that's the only way I'll ever get licked. I'm beautiful. I'm fast. I'm so mean I make medicine sick. I can't possibly be beat. Read Summary
I'm just hoping that people understand that Islam is peace and not violence. Read Summary
A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he'll never crow. I have seen the light and I'm crowing. Read Summary
The name Muhammad is the most common name in the world. In all the countries around the world - Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon - there are more Muhammads than anything else. When I joined the Nation of Islam and became a Muslim, they gave me the most famous name because I was the champ. Read Summary
My toughest fight was with my first wife. Read Summary
Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up. Read Summary