Here we have put together a list of the 25 best quotes by Muhammad Ali.
Top 25 Muhammad Ali Quotes and Sayings
You lose nothing when fighting for a cause... In my mind the losers are those who don't have a cause they care about.
Inside of a ring or out, ain't nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong.
What you're thinking is what you're becoming.
If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, then they can sure make something out of you.
The man with no imagination has no wings.
Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.
To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not, pretend you are.
The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.
I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.
I'm a fighter. I believe in the eye-for-an-eye business. I'm no cheek turner. I got no respect for a man who won't hit back. You kill my dog, you better hide your cat.
Often it isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the little pebble in your shoe.
I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace.
I done wrestled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale; handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder in jail; only last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalised a brick; I'm so mean I make medicine sick.
The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
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.
The Service you do for others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.
Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the skill, and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.
Don't count the days, make the days count.
It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.
I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion'.
If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it - then I can achieve it.
Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.