26 Laila Ali Quotes for You to Enjoy

Laila Ali

American Athlete

Born: Dec 30, 1977

Dad Father Me People Try You

Related authors: Arthur Ashe Jackie Robinson LeBron James Michael Jordan Mike Tyson Muhammad Ali Tom Brady Yogi Berra

Focus on being balanced - success is balance. Laila Ali

Success Balance Focus Balanced Being Success Is

I'm a professional world champion. Of course if you're a world champion, you're working harder than everybody else. You're making the commitment, and you're making the sacrifices. If it were easy, everybody would be able to do it. Everybody would be able to be world champion, but everybody can't be. Everybody doesn't have it in them. Laila Ali

I've had people in the family, male and female, impacted by heart disease. But people can prevent it. Laila Ali

Family Heart People Impacted Prevent Had Female Male Heart Disease Disease

While I was boxing professionally, I never thought about my looks. The furthest thing from my mind was 'messing up my pretty face' when I was on my way to the ring to meet my opponent. Yet, people I'd meet along the way would always ask me if I was worried about my looks. Then they would go on to say that I was 'too pretty to box.' Laila Ali

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I do my best to work out 5 days a week. There are times when I can only get in 3 days a week because I am traveling or just need rest due to a hectic schedule. But working out is always a priority, and if I fall off due to my schedule, it is not long before I get back on track. Laila Ali

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I think that the greatest lesson I learned from my father is just having compassion towards people. Laila Ali

People Compassion Father Lesson Think Having Towards Learned Greatest Just

I like to play by my own rules. Laila Ali

Own Rules My Own Like Play

I saw women's boxing on television for the first time when I was 18, and that's when I wanted to do it. So, it didn't come from me watching my father. I didn't know the sport existed; therefore, I wasn't really interested in it until I saw it. Laila Ali

Time Me Women Father First Saw Television Come Know Until Sport First Time Boxing Existed Wanted Interested Really Therefore Watching

I think that if you do want to be a fighter, then you need to work harder than everybody else and make sure that you surround yourself with good people, especially if you're a woman. You've got to find a team that takes you seriously as a female fighter and is not going to rush you into the ring before you're ready. Laila Ali

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I don't really try to tell people whether they should fight. It's definitely not for everybody. Laila Ali

Fight People Try Everybody Definitely Tell Whether Really Should

I'm private in the sense that I like my personal space and only want people in the parts of my business that I choose to share. Anything I feel is too personal to share publicly, I keep to myself. Laila Ali

Myself Business People Space Sense Too Only Share Feel Like Parts Private Personal Want Anything Choose Keep Publicly

My kids know the importance of being active - and that's why teaming up with the USTA was such an organic fit for me. They are making strives to get families outside - and using tennis as a way to get kids to stay active. Laila Ali

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My father loves people. No matter what their race, no matter what their position in life, he treated everyone with kindness and love and respect. And that was instilled in me just by watching him. Laila Ali

Life Love Kindness Me Respect People Matter Father Everyone He Instilled Him Just Loves Race Watching Treated Position

Running is my time for myself. I'm like, 'I'm going for a run!' and my husband knows I'm out of there. Laila Ali

Time Myself Husband Out Run Running My Time Like Knows Going

Since I was a child, my father was sick. I've always known him to be that way. That's why I'm proud of him - he has a disease he's obviously struggling with, but he's not letting it stop him from doing what he wants to do. Laila Ali

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Anyone who's seen me before knows that when it's fight time, I don't have much to say. Laila Ali

Time Me Fight Seen Before Say Knows Anyone Much

I'm Muhammad Ali's daughter, but my father and I are very different in that area. I don't necessarily try to put on a show. That's what my father's thing was, and he was great at it. Everything I say is because I feel it, and it comes out of my mouth. It's not scripted. Laila Ali

I don't play video games. My husband does. He plays sometimes the football, and every once in a while when he gets bored, he'll do a little boxing in there. He gets into the football. You can trade players, and he keeps up with the whole aspect of the game, not just the game. He's a fanatic. Laila Ali

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I was never offended that people underestimated me because of my appearance or that they thought I was pretty and discouraged me from fighting because they didn't want me to risk hurting my looks. Laila Ali

Me People Offended Thought Discouraged Fighting Hurting Pretty Risk Never Underestimated Looks Because Want Appearance

My dad is an excellent grandfather. He loves kids. He loves to kiss them to death. Laila Ali

Death Kiss Kids Excellent He Loves Them Grandfather Dad

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