The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.- Muhammad Ali

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Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.- Muhammad Ali

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It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.- 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 believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace.- Muhammad Ali

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

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If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize.- Muhammad Ali

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Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.- Muhammad Ali

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