No one starts out on top. You have to work your way up.

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!

There's a reason I'm known - to bring people to Allah, to God.

Even the greatest was once a beginner. Don't be afraid to take that first step.

Women are not equal with men, that's sure. When the woman is in danger she always looks to the man for help. We are superior by nature. The black or white woman needn't worry in life because the world is ruled by the white man.

A fighter can condition his body to go hard certain rounds, then to coast certain rounds.

Things are getting much better, but I always wondered when I went to church on Sundays. I've always been one to... I'm not just a boxer.