Muhammad Ali citáty

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„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.“

“For every struggle that Joe survived,
For every dispute he endured, to rise,
Joe will go down in history
as a model for champions to come. While Frazier was a man of few words, Ali was a world of mouth, but he found his place in history. Now his heart can express him well. Joe Frazier was a silent warrior, whom Ali silently admired. One could not rise without the other.”

“Once we realize we are all members of humanity, we will want to compete in the spirit of love.”

“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.”

“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.”

“The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.”

“To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.”

“The Service you do for others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.”

“I’ve wrestled with alligators,
I’ve tussled with a whale.
I done handcuffed lightning
And throw thunder in jail.
You know I’m bad.
just last week, I murdered a rock,
Injured a stone, Hospitalized a brick.
I’m so mean, I make medicine sick.”

“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.”

“The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.”

“Inside of a ring or out, ain't nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong.”

“You lose nothing when fighting for a cause… In my mind the losers are those who don't have a cause they care about.”

“If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, then they can sure make something out of you.”

“It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am.”

“It's a lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself.”

“Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.”

“Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.”

“I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.”

“The fight is won or lost far away from the witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road; long before I dance under those lights.”

“I'm the greatest, I'm a bad man, and I'm pretty!”

“It's not bragging if you can back it up.”

“Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams — they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do — they all contain truths”

“I try not to speak about all the charities and people I help, because I believe we can only be truly generous when we expect nothing in return.”

“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.”

“If my mind can conceive it; and my heart can believe it — then I can achieve it.”

“I hated every minute of it. But I said to myself, 'Suffer now, and live the rest of your life as a champion.”

“My soul has grown over the years, and some of my views have changed. As long as I am alive, I will continue to try to understand more because the work of the heart is never done.”

“We all have the same God, we just serve him differently.”

“I set out on a journey of love, seeking truth, peace and understanding. l am still learning.”