If America were in a just war I'd volunteer for the front line. I'd do the shuffling and win the war.

What counts in the ring is what you can do after you're exhausted. The same is true of life.

The fact is I never was too bright in school. I just barely graduated. I had a D- average. I ain't ashamed of it, though. I mean, how much do principals make a month?

There's nothing wrong with getting knocked down, as long as you get right back up.

In Florida I was illiterate, Boxing Authority didn't want me, then they had a special psychiatrist to come to Kentucky, they checked and they didn't want me. But as soon as my name was Mohammed Ali, as soon as I announced I was a Muslim, then all of a sudden I became smart.

Frazier's got two chances. Slim, and none. And Slim just left town

The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.