Top 350 Muhammad Ali Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “I have learned to live my life one step, one breath, and one moment at a time, but it was a long road. I set out on a journey of love, seeking truth, peace and understanding. I am still learning.”

— Muhammad Ali

52. “If I could meet anybody? The prophet Muhammad.”

— Muhammad Ali

53. “I’m too fast. I’m too smart. I’m too pretty.”

— Muhammad Ali

54. “I run on the road long before I dance under the lights.”

— Muhammad Ali

55. “I know where I’m going and I know the truth, and I don’t have to be what you want me to be. I’m free to be what I want.”

— Muhammad Ali

56. “God gave me Parkinson’s syndrome to show me I’m not ‘The Greatest’ – he is.”

— Muhammad Ali

57. “I don’t always know what I’m talking about, but I know I’m right.”

— Muhammad Ali

58. “Allah’s the Arabic term for God. Stand up for God, fight for God, work for God and do the right thing, and go the right way, things will end up in your corner.”

— Muhammad Ali

59. “I’ll destroy you. I am the master of disaster.”

— Muhammad Ali

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

— Muhammad Ali

61. “This life is not real. I conquered the world and it did not bring me satisfaction.”

— Muhammad Ali

62. “My way of joking is to tell the truth. That’s the funniest joke in the world.”

— Muhammad Ali

63. “The worst man is the one who sees himself as the best.”

— Muhammad Ali

64. “Champions have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.”

— Muhammad Ali

65. “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.”

— Muhammad Ali

66. “His hands can’t hit what his eyes can’t see.”

— Muhammad Ali

67. “Parkinson’s is my toughest fight. No, it doesn’t hurt. It’s hard to explain. I’m being tested to see if I’ll keep praying, to see if I’ll keep my faith. All great people are tested by God.”

— Muhammad Ali

68. “Our only hope lies in the power of our love, generosity, tolerance and understanding and our commitment to making the world a better place for all...”

— Muhammad Ali

69. “If you lose a big fight, it will worry you all of your life. It will plague you – until you get your revenge.”

— Muhammad Ali

70. “Brooding over blunders is the biggest blunder.”

— Muhammad Ali

71. “Stay in college, get the knowledge. And stay there until you’re through. If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you. Advice to a young person to continue his education.”

— Muhammad Ali

72. “Children make you want to start life over.”

— Muhammad Ali

73. “Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with fighters: some die, some get hurt, some go on. You just don’t let yourself believe it will happen to you.”

— Muhammad Ali

74. “Frazier’s got two chances. Slim, and none. And Slim just left town.”

— Muhammad Ali

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

— Muhammad Ali

76. “I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew I was. Don’t tell me I can’t do something. Don’t tell me it’s impossible. Don’t tell me I’m not the greatest. I’m the double greatest.”

— Muhammad Ali

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

— Muhammad Ali

78. “I’m most proud of my family.”

— Muhammad Ali

79. “Tolerance and understanding won’t ‘trickle down’ in our society any more than wealth does.”

— Muhammad Ali

80. “My definition of evil is unfriendliness.”

— Muhammad Ali

81. “Last night I had a dream. When I got to Africa, I had one hell of a rumble. I had to beat Tarzan’s behind first, for claiming to be King of the Jungle.”

— Muhammad Ali

82. “The sweetness of life lies in dispensing with formalities.”

— Muhammad Ali

83. “Whoever listens to slander is himself a slanderer.”

— Muhammad Ali

84. “There’s nothing stressful about turning 50 except people reminding you about it.”

— Muhammad Ali

85. “Every day is different, and some days are better than others, but no matter how challenging the day, I get up and live it.”

— Muhammad Ali

86. “No pork, soda pop, cigarettes, alcohol – ever!”

— Muhammad Ali

87. “You don’t want no pie in the sky when you die, You want something here on the ground while you’re still around.”

— Muhammad Ali

88. “I’ll tell you how I’d like to be remembered: As a black man who won the heavyweight title – Who has humorous and who never looked down on those who looked up to him – A man who stood for freedom, justice and equality – And I wouldn’t even mind if folks forgot how pretty I was.”

— Muhammad Ali

89. “There’s nothing wrong with getting knocked down, as long as you get right back up.”

— Muhammad Ali

90. “To be able to give away riches is mandatory if you wish to possess them. This is the only way that you will be truly rich.”

— Muhammad Ali

91. “There’s a reason I’m known – to bring people to Allah, to God.”

— Muhammad Ali

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

— Muhammad Ali

93. “When your mother dies, it really hurts. But with time, you get used to it. That’s nature’s way.”

— Muhammad Ali

94. “I’m gonna whup whoever stole my bike!”

— Muhammad Ali

95. “Why do I want my wife to show off her panties when the wind blows? Horses show their behinds, and cows and mules, not humans.”

— Muhammad Ali

96. “It will be a killer, and a chiller, and a thriller, when I get the gorilla in Manila.”

— Muhammad Ali

97. “No boxer in the history of boxing has had Parkinson’s. There’s no injury in my brain that suggests that the illness came from boxing.”

— Muhammad Ali

98. “When my title was taken away boxing died.”

— Muhammad Ali

99. “The word ‘Islam’ means ‘peace.’ The word ‘Muslim’ means ‘one who surrenders to God.’ But the press makes us seem like haters.”

— Muhammad Ali

100. “Women are not equal with men, that’s sure. When the woman is in danger she always looks to the man for help. We are superior by nature. The black or white woman needn’t worry in life because the world is ruled by the white man.”

— Muhammad Ali