"I was the first one in the..." - Quote by Muhammad Ali
I was the first one in the gym, and the last one to leave.
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“Be loud, be pretty and keep their black-hatin' asses in their chairs”
“You can go to Japan, China, all the European, African, Arab, and South American countries, and man, they know me. I can't name a nation where they don't know me.”
“People don't realize what they had till it's gone. Like President Kennedy, there was no one like him, the Beatles, and my man Elvis Presley. I was the Elvis of boxing.”
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“I will die for the art & what I believe in. The art ain't always gon' be polite.”
“I've always wanted to make a career in the arts, and I think that my only hope at doing that is to make it more about the work.”
“I've always had a sense of responsibility, whether I've been captain or not. But I must say that I'm both pleased and proud to be Portugal captain, despite how young I am, because I know what it means. My job is still the same though. I need to do what I do best out on the pitch, and that's score goals and help my team win.”
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“No one starts out on top. You have to work your way up.”
“I'm always trying to be the best, on and off the pitch, is also very important. I've always taken things very seriously, since I was very young, and that's reflected in my career. Always being nominated, winning trophies for the club or individual awards, that's the culmination of many years of dedication, hard work and professionalism and that makes me very happy.”
“John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded.”