When I heard the truth about my name was not Cassius Clay, like I knew a black man in America named John Hawkins. Now, you know who John Hawkins was.He was a slave trader from England. But the white people of that time, if one had five slaves and his name was Jones, they would be called Jones' property. [...] Now that I'm free, now that I'm no longer a slave, then I want a name of my ancestors.
Muhammad AliMy mama told me I was already in a hurry as a child. I even had measles and chicken pox at the same time
Muhammad AliEvery day is different, and some days are better than others, but no matter how challenging the day, I get up and live it.
Muhammad Ali