I hated every minute of training, but I said, ''Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.''
~ Muhammad Ali - [Training]

I run on the road, long before I dance under the lights.
~ Muhammad Ali - [Preparation]

I am the greatest. Not only do I knock em out, I pick the round!
~ Muhammad Ali - [Pride]

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

No one knows what to say in the loser's locker room.
~ Muhammad Ali - [Losers and Losing]

What keeps me going is goals.
~ Muhammad Ali - [Momentum]

I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.
~ Muhammad Ali - [Humility]

When you are as great as I am it is hard to be humble.
~ Muhammad Ali - [Humility]

The man who has no imagination has no wings.
~ Muhammad Ali - [Imagination]

It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself.
~ Muhammad Ali - [Confidence]

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.
~ Muhammad Ali - [Determination]

I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.
~ Muhammad Ali - [Affirmation]

Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.
~ Muhammad Ali - [Age and Aging]

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
~ Muhammad Ali - [Boxing]

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

Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them -- a desire, a dream, a vision.
~ Muhammad Ali - [Winners and Winning]