"A fighter can condition his body to go hard certain rounds, then to coast certain rounds."
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"When your mother dies, it really hurts. But with time, you get used to it. That's nature's way."
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"You can do what you want. But it's nature to be with your own. I want to be with my own."
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"Whoever knocks persistently, ends by entering."
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"Politicians are always saying that they are in support of Iraqi citizens and now they are increasing the price of petrol. We were oppressed for 35 years. We are like a sick patient who is in need of care, and they are increasing prices"
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"They can boo me, yell at me, and throw peanuts at me, as long as they pay to get in."
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"You been hearing about how bad I am since you were a little kid with mess in your pants! Tonight, I'm gonna whip you till you cry like a baby."
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"I just give lip service to being the greatest. He was the greatest."
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"This relationship will help guarantee that, for generations to come, people of all nations will understand my beliefs and my purpose"
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"In Ali change creation faith growth hope humor life living Muhammad Ali transformation wonder If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you."
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"The most powerful military country in the world, America - which makes all the guns, all the machinery, all the bullets - taught us how to shoot the guns."
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"Sometimes I feel a lot of things but I keep it in. I'm sure we all have this built-in radar of what we predict and when it happens, we feel 'I knew it'."
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"I wasn't thinking of being the greatest. But I knew I had a chance."
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"If the white man ain't the devil, he's been aiming at the history of the Americans."
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"Once we realize we are all members of humanity, we will want to compete in the spirit of love"
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"I live. I travel. I eat. I pray. These are the things I do. I'd rather be in my condition than be a man with four children in a four-bedroom house, working hard every day to pay for his house, taking his children to school."
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"Boxing is good for the livelihood but mainly, money don't really mean nothing."
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"During my boxing career, you did not see the real Muhammad Ali. You just saw a little boxing and a little showmanship. It was after I retired from boxing that my true work began."
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"Elijah Muhammad teaches us the truth of God beautified the planet by separating everybody in different countries for themselves: Chinese in China, English in England, Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico, Ethiopians in Ethiopia, Arabians in Arabia, Egyptians in Egypt, and Americans took that country and stole it away so there's always going to be trouble and chaos."
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"If you wonder what the difference between them and me is, I'll break the news: you never heard of them. Most of them ... can fight almost as good as I can. I'm just saying you never heard of them."
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