Muhammad Ali

Statement after losing his first fight to Ken Norton, March 31, 1973: I never thought of losing, but now that read more

Statement after losing his first fight to Ken Norton, March 31, 1973: 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.

A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of read more

A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.

I know I got it made while the masses of black people are catchin' hell, but as long as they read more

I know I got it made while the masses of black people are catchin' hell, but as long as they ain't free, I ain't free.

I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.

I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.

I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.

I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.