I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.
Muhammad AliHana, everything that God made valuable in the world is covered and hard to get to. Where do you find diamonds? Deep down in the ground, covered and protected. Where do you find pearls? Deep down at the bottom of the ocean, covered up and protected in a beautiful shell. Where do you find gold? Way down in the mine, covered over with layers and layers of rock. You've got to work hard to get to them.
Muhammad AliWhen one man of popularity can let the world know the problem, he might lose a few dollars himself. He might lose his life. But he's helping millions.
Muhammad AliMany people are quick to say that we are not recognized by Muslims in the East . And I start with the Honorable Elijah Mohammed. In 1959, he went throughout the Holy City of Mecca to dine and wine with Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt and all of the black, mainly the rulers of the Islamic countries.
Muhammad Ali