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Muhammad Ali
American
Athlete
Born:
Jan 17
,
1942
Died:
Jun 3
,
2016
Life
Man
Me
People
World
You
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Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.
Muhammad Ali
Service
You
Pay
Others
Earth
Rent
Room
Your
Service To Others
Here
I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'
Muhammad Ali
Inspirational
Life
Champion
Training
Rest
Live
Every
Hated
Minute
Said
Quit
Your
Now
Suffer
It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.
Muhammad Ali
You
Mountains
Out
Wear
Climb
Shoe
Your
Pebble
A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.
Muhammad Ali
Life
Man
World
Thirty
He
His
Years
Did
Same
Fifty
Views
Who
Twenty
Wasted
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
Motivational
Truth
Me
You
Free
Know
Going
Where
Want
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.
Muhammad Ali
Medicine
Sick
Only
Week
Alligator
Thrown
Thunder
Lightning
Make
Rock
Whale
Stone
Done
Jail
Mean
Brick
Injured
Last
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.
Muhammad Ali
Man
Soul
Win
Power
Down
Extra
Ounce
Only
Bottom
Takes
Come
Like
Reach
Knows
Match
His
Up
Who
Even
Defeated
Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.
Muhammad Ali
Friendship
You
School
Something
Learn
Learned
Anything
Meaning
Meaning Of
Really
Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do - they all contain truths.
Muhammad Ali
Religion
Water
Religions
Rivers
Contain
Names
Truths
Just
Different
Lakes
Different Names
Streams
The word 'Islam' means 'peace.' The word 'Muslim' means 'one who surrenders to God.' But the press makes us seem like haters.
Muhammad Ali
God
Peace
Word
Haters
Islam
Press
Muslim
Seem
Like
Makes
Us
Means
Who
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.
Muhammad Ali
Fight
Dance
Long
Lost
Before
Those
Out
Gym
Road
Lights
Witnesses
Lines
Won
Behind
Far
Far Away
Away
It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.
Muhammad Ali
Conviction
Once
Leads
Becomes
Repetition
Begin
Happen
Deep
Deep Conviction
Belief
Things
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.
Muhammad Ali
People
Fly
Job
Grass
Birds
Waves
Beat
Pound
Up
Just
Sand
Grows
I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace.
Muhammad Ali
Religion
Peace
Allah
Islam
Believe
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.
Muhammad Ali
Dark
Light
Before
Hotel
Hotel Room
Bed
Off
Room
Turned
Switch
Fast
Last
Night
Last Night
If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize.
Muhammad Ali
Me
You
Better
Wake Up
Dream
Beating
Wake
Up
Apologize
Even
Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.
Muhammad Ali
Good
Silence
You
Think
Answer
Golden
Old age is just a record of one's whole life.
Muhammad Ali
Life
Age
Old
Old Age
Record
Just
Whole
The name Muhammad is the most common name in the world. In all the countries around the world - Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon - there are more Muhammads than anything else. When I joined the Nation of Islam and became a Muslim, they gave me the most famous name because I was the champ.
Muhammad Ali
Me
World
Islam
Nation
Gave
Else
Syria
Muslim
Arabia
More
Joined
Morocco
Countries
Name
Most
Became
Because
Around
Lebanon
Than
Common
Famous
Anything
Anything Else
Turkey
Muhammad
Pakistan
Champ
Saudi
Saudi Arabia
Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.
Muhammad Ali
People
Matter
Hating
Hating People
Color
Wrong
Because
Does
Just
Which
Plain
It's not bragging if you can back it up.
Muhammad Ali
You
Back
Bragging
Up
I am an ordinary man who worked hard to develop the talent I was given. I believed in myself, and I believe in the goodness of others.
Muhammad Ali
Myself
Man
Goodness
Believe
Others
Given
Develop
Talent
Am
Ordinary
Ordinary Man
Worked
Hard
Who
Believed
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
Life
You
Fight
Revenge
Will
Big
Lose
Worry
Until
Get
Plague
Your
If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.
Muhammad Ali
You
Out
Penicillin
Something
Make
Sure
Bread
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
Work
God
Do The Right Thing
Fight
Allah
Will
Corner
Right Thing
Way
Right Way
Arabic
Term
Go
End
Up
The Right Thing
Stand
Your
Stand Up
Right
Thing
Things
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
Life
Day
You
Hurt
Yourself
Every Day
People
Car
Will
Life Is A
Accidents
Lose
Believe
Every
Some
Arms
Go
Get
Die
Same
Just
Legs
Happen
Crashes
Plane
Gamble
Fighters
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