Now I had won the gold medal. But it didn't mean anything, because I didn't have the right color skin.
Muhammad AliFloyd Paterson? Boy, he's the complete opposite to me. He no way like me. They go down in history for just being athletes. I'm getting more praise and credit for doing what I'm doing now on this show than coming here and beating five of your English champions.
Muhammad AliThere are two things that are hard to hit and see. That's a spooky ghost and Muhammad Ali.
Muhammad AliI've been on planes flying through thunder storms when the pilot says, 'ladies and gentlemen, we tried to fly around it but we can't so it's going to be rough'.And when a pilot says it's going to be bad, it's going to be rough. And you say to youself, boy, I could have got the train.
Muhammad Ali