"That man was beautiful. Timing, speed, reflexes,..." - Quote by Muhammad Ali

“Black men - one might be the president. Well, America's in too much trouble - I don't want that job now.”

“Only last week I murdered a rock, injured a stone and hospitalized a brick.”

“There's nothing wrong with getting knocked down, as long as you get right back up.”

“Howard Cosell was gonna be a boxer when he was a kid only they couldn't find a mouthpiece big enough.”

“It's in my blood to be around people while I was training.”

“I’m young, I’m handsome, I’m fast, I’m pretty, and can’t possibly be beat. They must fall in the round I call.”

“Great things demand that we either remain silent about them or speak in a great manner: in a great manner, that is-cynically and with innocence.”

“A great man scarcely knows how he dines, how he dresses; but without railing or precision, his living is natural and poetic.”

“Whatever may be your desire to accomplish great deeds, the deep silence of pregnancy never comes to you! The event of the day sweeps you along like straws before the wind whilst ye lie under the illusion that ye are chasing the event,-poor fellows! If a man wishes to act the hero on the stage he must not think of forming part of the chorus; he should not even know how the chorus is made up.”