Even the greatest was once a beginner. Don't be afraid to take that first step.

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Live everyday as if it were your last because someday you're going to be right.

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I'll tell you how I'd like to be remembered: As a black man who won the heavyweight title - Who has humorous and who never looked down on those who looked up to him - A man who stood for freedom, justice and equality - And I wouldn't even mind if folks forgot how pretty I was.

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I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'

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Don't count the days, make the days count.

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You're not going to enjoy every minute of the journey, but the success you'll find at the end will make it all worth it.

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What you are thinking is what you are becoming.

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The only limitations one has, are the ones they place on themselves

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If we continue to think and live as if we belong only to different cultures and different religions, with separate missions and goals, we will always be in self-defeating competition with each other. Once we realize we are all members of humanity, we will want to compete in the spirit of love.

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Whatever the challenge was, however unattainable the goal may have seemed, I never let anyone talk me out of believing in myself.

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