I did not take the name, I just named myself Cassius Clay, this is a honorable, Mohammed Ali, given to me by my religious leader and teacher, the Honorable Elijah Mohammed, and I would like to say that Mohammed means in Arabic "one who is worthy of praise" and one praiseworthy, and Ali means the most High, but the slave name Clay meant dirt with no ingredients.

I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew I was. Don't tell me I can't do something. Don't tell me it's impossible. Don't tell me I'm not the greatest. I'm the double greatest.

It's not bragging if you can back it up.

I can drown a drink of water. I can kill a dead tree. Don't mess with Muhammad Ali.

This life is not real. I conquered the world and it did not bring me satisfaction.

Brooding over blunders is the biggest blunder.

My main fight is for freedom and equality.