I done wrestled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale; handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder in jail; only last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalised a brick; I'm so mean I make medicine sick.- Muhammad Ali

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Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do - they all contain truths.- Muhammad Ali

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A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he'll never crow. I have seen the light and I'm crowing.- Muhammad Ali

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I to tease Joe Louis by reminding him that I was the greatest of all time. But Joe Louis was the greatest heavyweight fighter ever.- Muhammad Ali

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He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.- Muhammad Ali

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It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.- Muhammad Ali

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If you lose a big fight, it will worry you all of your life. It will plague you - until you get your revenge.- Muhammad Ali

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I am an ordinary man who worked hard to develop the talent I was given. I believed in myself, and I believe in the goodness of others.- Muhammad Ali

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If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.- Muhammad Ali

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I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want.- Muhammad Ali

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