Everything I got comes from Elijah Mohammed. He taught me who I was, he made me proud, he made me fearless, he made me love my own, I’ve turned down millions to keep from selling out my people, the beautiful name Mohammed Ali. And white people cannot destroy me like they have other big ministers of his in the past by telling us oh, you speak good, you should be the leader.White people make me thinkin' that I'm smart, and as soon as I leave Elijah you can get me. But as long as I stay with the Honorable Elijah Mohammed I'm safe.

This life is not real. I conquered the world and it did not bring me satisfaction.

I can remember a couple of real fights when I ran. Because they were kinda dangerous.

I am grateful for all my victories, but I am especially grateful for my losses, because they only made me work harder.

Someone stole my bicycle and I said I was going to learn to fight so that I could catch him and beat him up. But I never did catch him. But I ended up the champ of the whole world.

A man with no imaginations has no wings.

You got black people in an all-white country and they don't know nothing about themselves.