"I have the world heavyweight title not..." - Quote by Muhammad Ali
I have the world heavyweight title not because it was 'given' to me, not because of my race or religion, but because I won it in the ring through my own boxing ability.
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“I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.”
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“I'm not trying to get power over white. I'm involved in a freedom struggle. Not a power struggle.”
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“The way to transmute your iron duty into gold in everyone's eyes is this: always deliver more than you promise.”
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“Nothing is won without enthusiasm.”
More on Merit
“Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.”
“The silence that accepts merit as the most natural thing in the world is the highest applause.”
“When we do not know a person - and also when we do - we have to judge his size by the size and nature of his achievements, as compared with the achievements of others in his special line of business - there is no other way.”