"When a man says I cannot, he has made a suggestion to himself. He has weakened his power of accomplishing that which otherwise would have been accomplished."
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"It isn't the mountains that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe."
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"Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change."
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"All through my life, I have been tested. My will has been tested, my courage has been tested, my strength has been tested. Now my patience and endurance are being tested."
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"I believe in the holy Koran. It says we declare ourselves to be righteous Muslims and do not take part in wars, or in no way fashion or form take the lives of humans unless it's a holy war declared by God himself."
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"The bull is stronger, but the matador is smarter."
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"It will be a killer, and a chiller, and a thriller, when I get the gorilla in Manila."
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"I'm the king of the world, I am the greatest, I'm Muhammed Ali, I shook up the world, I am the greatest, I'm king of the world, I'm pretty, I'm pretty, I'm a baaaad man, you heard me I'm a baaad man, Archie Moore fell in four, Liston wanted me more, so since he's so great, I'm a make him fall in eight, I'm a baaad man, I'm king of the world! I'm 22 years old and ain't gotta mark on my face, I'm pretty, I easily survived six rounds with that ugly bear, because I am the greatest."
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"The one without dreams is the one without wings."
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"The only limitations one has, are the ones they place on themselves"
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"My health is in the hands of Allah, who has ways of testing us. Whatever happens, happens. I a'int the greatest - it's Allah. I gave myself a job. I work for God."
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"My only fault is that I don't realize how great I really am."
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"The greatest victory in life is to rise above the material things that we once valued most"
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"How many push ups do you do? I don't know. I only starts counting when it starts hurting"
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"I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark."
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"It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am."
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"God will not place a burden on a man's shoulders knowing that he cannot carry it."
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"Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."
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"I have not lost Allah's hope in us to show compassion where none exists and to extend mercy in the most difficult of circumstances. We as Muslims must lead by example."
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"Whether it's boxing, basketball, or badminton, one must be ready to succeed before entering the arena...long before the lights come up."
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