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God gave me this illness to remind me that I'm not number One; he is.
God gave me this illness to remind me that I'm not number One; he is.
I'm the best. I just haven't played yet [on his golf game].
I'm the best. I just haven't played yet [on his golf game].
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
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.
I'm gonna have to be killed before I lose, and I ain't going to die easy.
I'm gonna have to be killed before I lose, and I ain't going to die easy.
Explaining why he refused induction into the Army. I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Congs.
Explaining why he refused induction into the Army. I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Congs.
Pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.
Pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.
I say get an education. Become an electrician, a mechanic, a doctor, a lawyer — anything but a fighter. In read more
I say get an education. Become an electrician, a mechanic, a doctor, a lawyer — anything but a fighter. In this trade, it's the managers that make the money and last the longest.
