For the black man to come out superior would be against America's teachings. I have been so great in boxing they had to create an image like Rocky, a white image on the screen, to counteract my image in the ring. America has to have its white images, no matter where it gets them. Jesus, Wonder Woman, Tarzan and Rocky.
Muhammad AliI 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.
Muhammad AliThere ain't no such thing as black Muslims. That's how they tried to cut off all my brothers in the rest of the world and divide us in America and make other Muslims think that we are not with them.We are all the same. I recognise them and they recognise me. I'm invited to all of their homes all over the world and I'm invited to Muslim countries.
Muhammad AliI believe in Allah and in peace. I don't try to move into white neighborhoods... I donโt want to marry a white woman. I was baptized when I was 12, but I didnโt know what I was doing. Iโm not a Christian anymore. I know where Iโm going and I know the truth and I donโt have to be what you want me to be. Iโm free to be what I want.
Muhammad Ali