What I will remember most about Mr Mandela is that he was a man whose heart, soul and spirit could not be contained or restrained by racial and economic injustices, metal bars or the burden of hate and revenge.

I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace.

You lose nothing when fighting for a cause ... In my mind the losers are those who don't have a cause they care about.

The crowd did not dream when they laid down their money that they would see a total eclipse of the Sonny!

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

I just won the gold medal and I couldn't eat downtown. I said, 'Something's wrong.' And from then on, I've been a Muslim.

Every day is different, and some days are better than others, but no matter how challenging the day, I get up and live it.