More Quotes by Muhammad Ali
Whatever the challenge was, however unattainable the goal may have seemed, I never let anyone talk me out of believing in myself.
We all have the same God, we just serve him differently. Rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, oceans all have different names, but they all contain water. So do religions have different names, and they all contain truth, expressed in different ways forms and times. It doesn't matter whether you're a Muslim, a Christian, or a Jew. When you believe in God, you should believe that all people are part of one family. If you love God, you can't love only some of his children.
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.
It isn't the mountains that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.
I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'
Just remember that you don't have to be what they want you to be.
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.
I don't smoke but I keep a match box in my pocket, when my heart slips towards sin, I burn the matchstick and heat my palm with it, then say to myself, "Ali you can't even bear this heat, how would you bear the unbearable heat of hellfire?
Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.
There comes a time in every person's life when he has to choose the course his life will take.