I outwit them, and then I outhit them

A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.

So when I heard that we don't have our names, we don't speak our true Arabic language, we were robbed of Islam, our true religion, and we've been made deaf, dumb, and blind in slavery.And Elijah Muhammad was taught by Allah, who we refer to as God, to teach us the truth that will free us.And when I heard it, I've been free ever since. I have no racial problems, I don't go where I'm not wanted.

What keeps me going is goals.

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.

I can love freedom and the flesh and blood of my people moreso than I do the money.

During my boxing career, you did not see the real Muhammad Ali. You just saw a little boxing and a little showmanship. It was after I retired from boxing that my true work began.