I knew I had him in the first round. Almighty God was with me. I want everyone to bear witness, I am the greatest! I'm the greatest thing that ever lived. I don't have a mark on my face, and I upset Sonny Liston, and I just turned twenty-two years old. I must be the greatest. I showed the world. I talk to God everyday. I know the real God. I shook up the world, I'm the king of the world. You must listen to me. I am the greatest! I can't be beat!
Muhammad AliEvery time I look in the mirror, I see that kid from Louisville, Kentucky, staring back at me. His name was Cassius Clay.
Muhammad AliI would say that I put down a lot of the white American culture, and ways, and beliefs.
Muhammad AliBeing Ali's doctor is somewhat like being gynacologist to the Queen of England. One does not have to do much to receive good press.
Muhammad Ali