Muhammad Ali citáty

„Ak to moja myseľ dokáže vymyslieť a moje srdce tomu dokáže uveriť - potom to môžem dosiahnuť.“

„Nepočítajte dni, ale vyťažte z nich čo najviac.“

„Viem, kam idem, poznám pravdu a nemusím byť tým, čím chcete, aby som bol. Som slobodný a môžem byť tým, čím chcem.“

„Ak chcete mať bohatstvo, musíte ho vedieť rozdávať. Len tak budete skutočne bohatí.“

„Priateľstvo je najťažšou vecou na svete na vysvetlenie. Nie je to niečo čo sa naučíte v škole. Ale ak ste sa ešte nenaučili význam priateľstva, nenaučili ste sa nič.“

„Ten, kto nemá dostatok odvahy riskovať, v živote nikdy nič nedosiahne.“

„Muž, ktorý sa pozerá na svet v päťdesiatich rovnakým spôsobom ako keď mal dvadsať, tak premárnil tridsať rokov svojho života.“

„Vek je len to, čo si myslíte. Ste tak starí, ako sa cítite.“

„Ak chceš byť veľký bojovník, musíš veriť, že si najlepší. Ak nie si, predstieraj to.“

„Som obyčajný človek, ktorý tvrdo pracoval, aby rozvíjal svoj talent. Veril som v seba a verím v dobrotu druhých.“

„Človek sa bojí náročných úloh z nedostatku viery v seba. Ja si však verím.“

„Ľudia si neuvedomujú, čo mali, až kým to nestratia. Rovnako ako prezident Kennedy- nikto nebol ako on, The Beatles, a môj muž Elvis Presley. Bol som Elvis boxu.“

„Muž, ktorý nemá žiadnu predstavivosť, nemá ani žiadne krídla.“

„Môj tréner mi počas prestávky medzi kolami nič nehovoril. Neumožnil som mu to. Práve som bojoval. Všetko, čo som chcel vedieť bolo, či vyhrám ďalšie kolo. Už bolo príliš neskoro na radu.“

„Ak dokážu urobiť penicilín z plesnivého chleba, potom určite dokážu niečo urobiť aj z teba.“

„Povedal som, že som najväčší, ešte predtým, ako som to vedel.“

„V šatni porazeného nikto nevie, čo má povedať.“

„Nemám byť tým, kým by ste chceli, aby som bol.“

„Nenávidieť ľudí kvôli farbe ich pleti je nesprávne. A nezáleží na tom, akú farbu nenávidíte. Je to jednoducho zlé.“

„To, čo si myslíte, je to, čím sa stávate.“

“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.”

“Allah is the Greatest. I'm just the greatest boxer.”

“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life”

“We can't be brave without fear.”

“The greatest victory in life is to rise above the material things that we once valued most.”

“Since I won't let the critics seal my fate, they
keep hollering I'm full of hate.
But they don't really hurt me none, 'cause
I'm doing good and having fun.”

“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.”

“Don't count the days, make the days count.”

“What keeps me going is goals.”

“I don't count my sit-ups; I only start counting when it starts hurting because they’re the only ones that count.”

“Truly great people in history never wanted to be great for themselves. All they wanted was the chance to do good for others and be close to God.”

“My wealth is in my knowledge of self, love, and spirituality.”

“I'm retiring because there are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.”

“If you even dream of beating me, you'd better wake up and apologize.”

“Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”

“To make America the greatest is my goal,
So I beat the Russians, and I beat the Pole,
and for the USA won the medal of gold.
Italians said: "You're Greater than the Cassius of old´´.
We like your name, we like your game,
So make Rome your home if you will.
I said I appreciate your kind hospitality,
But the USA is my country still,
'Cause they're waiting to welcome me in Louisville.”

“This is the legend of Cassius Clay,
The most beautiful fighter in the world today.”

“In a competition of love we'll all share in the victory, no matter who comes first.”

“Spirituality is recognizing the divine light that is within us all. It doesn't belong to any particular religion; it belongs to everyone.”

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see.”

“Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.”

“Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.”

“Superman don't need no seat belt.”

“Frazier is so ugly that he should donate his face to the US Bureau of Wildlife.”

“Archie's been living off the fat of the land.
I'm here to give him his pension plan.
When you come to the fight don't block the door.
'Cause you'll all go home after round four.”

“I think Terrell will catch hell at the sound of the bell.
He's going around saying that he's a championship-fighter,
but when he meets me he fall 20 pound lighter.
He thinks that he's the real heavy weight champ
but when he meets me, he'll just be a tramp
Now I'm not sayin' just to be funny, but I'm fightin' Ernie because he needs the money.”

“How do you feel about Hitler sharing yours?”

“I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round”

“I'm not gonna help nobody get something my negroes don't have. If I'm gonna die, I'll die now right here fighting you, if I'm gonna die. You my enemy. My enemies are white people, not Viet Congs or Chinese or Japanese. You my opposer when I want freedom. You my opposer when I want justice. You my opposer when I want equality. You won't even stand up for me in America for my religious beliefs, and you want me to go somewhere and fight, but you won't even stand up for me here at home.”