Quotes by Muhammad Ali

I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.

My way of joking is to tell the truth. That’s the funniest joke in the world.

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.

It’s just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.

I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace.

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

Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.

When you can whip any man in the world, you never know peace.

Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up.

I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world.