I just give lip service to being the greatest. He was the greatest.

When I beat Sonny Liston, I shocked the world. When I joined the Muslims, I shocked the world. When I beat George Forman, I shocked the world. I am from the House of Shock

God will not place a burden on a man's shoulders knowing that he cannot carry it.

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see.

I predict that this will be the greatest book ever and it will sell more than any other book in history

Boxing is a stepping stone just to introduce me to the audience. If I was still in Louisville, Kentucky and never was a boxer I still might get killed next week in some kind of freedom struggle and you'd ever hear the news.

Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do - they all contain truths.