Muhammad Ali

I had it in my heart. I believed in myself, and I had confidence. I knew how to do it, had natural talent and I pursued it.

Muhammad Ali

I had something to do, which most kids really need. Something they can look forward to – a goal, a purpose to work towards. Something to achieve. Keeps them out of trouble.

Muhammad Ali

I have a beautiful daughter, beautiful wife. They look like me, we all happy and I don’t have no trouble. And I ain’t that much in love with no woman to go through that hell – ain’t no one woman that good.

Muhammad Ali

I have nothing to lose by standing up and following my beliefs. So I’ll go to jail, so what? We have been in jail for years.

Muhammad Ali

I have radar built inside me to avoid punches.

Muhammad Ali

I have the world heavyweight title not because it was ‘given’ to me, not because of my race or religion, but because I won it in the ring through my own boxing ability.

Muhammad Ali

I have to be real cool and not savage and radical, because it makes me angry when I think about it when I see the white boys, who are really the number one citizens, the future rulers.

Muhammad Ali

I just can’t see myself with a man on the ropes and just to prove how bad I am – and I see in his eyes, his head, he’s hopeless – and I’m just deliberately hitting. I don’t do that.

Muhammad Ali

I just won the gold medal and I couldn’t eat downtown. I said, ‘Something’s wrong.’ And from then on, I’ve been a Muslim.

Muhammad Ali

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.

Muhammad Ali