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.

Champions have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.

I only read the Holy Koran, the Bible and the sports pages

I'm going to show you how great I am!

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.

Even today, if my title hadn't been given back to me and I was in such poverty where I had to go and find a job, I would have done that.

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?