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To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not, pretend you are.
To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not, pretend you are.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his read more
Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even
My toughest fight was with my first wife.
My toughest fight was with my first wife.
Of course that is not the whole story, but that is the way with stories; we make them what we read more
Of course that is not the whole story, but that is the way with stories; we make them what we will. It's a way of explaining the universe while leaving the universe unexplained, it's a way of keeping it all alive, not boxing it into time. Everyone who tel
If my fans think I can do everything I say I can do, then they're crazier than I am. After read more
If my fans think I can do everything I say I can do, then they're crazier than I am. After one of his fight predictions turned out to be wrong.
I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, read more
I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me.
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.
Superman don't need no seat belt. [Comment to flight attendant, who replied, 'Superman don't need no airplane, either.']
Superman don't need no seat belt. [Comment to flight attendant, who replied, 'Superman don't need no airplane, either.']
