Tag: Muhammad Ali
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I have been so great in boxing they had to create an image like Rocky, a white image on the screen, to counteract my image in the ring. America has to have its white images, no matter where it gets them. Jesus, Wonder Woman, Tarzan and Rocky.
Muhammad Ali
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I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.
Muhammad Ali
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I had to prove you could be a new kind of black man. I had to show the world.
Muhammad Ali
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If I said I would knock out Sonny Liston in 1 minute and 49 seconds of the first round, that would hurt the gate.
Muhammad Ali
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The fact is, I was never too bright in school. I ain’t ashamed of it, though. I mean, how much do school principals make a month?
Muhammad Ali
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It’s hard to be humble, when you’re as great as I am.
Muhammad Ali
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It’s in my blood to be around people while I was training.
Muhammad Ali
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Joe Frazier is so ugly that when he cries, the tears turn around and go down the back of his head.
Muhammad Ali
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America is the greatest country in the world.
Muhammad Ali
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I give thanks to God and to all the people in the U.K. who have supported me over the years.
Muhammad Ali