Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.
Old age is just a record of one's whole life.
Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up.
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
At home I am a nice guy but I don't want the world to know. Humble people I've found don't go very far.
It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.
When I won the Golden Gloves in 1960, that made me realize I had a chance. And when I won at the Olympics, that sealed it: I was the champ.
The word 'Islam' means 'peace.' The word 'Muslim' means 'one who surrenders to God.' But the press makes us seem like haters.
I used to tease Joe Louis by reminding him that I was the greatest of all time. But Joe Louis was the greatest heavyweight fighter ever.
The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.
I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.
I'm just hoping that people understand that Islam is peace and not violence.
My principles are more important than the money or my title.
My only fault is that I don't realize how great I really am.
At home I am a nice guy: but I don't want the world to know. Humble people, I've found, don't get very far.
Often it isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the little pebble in your shoe.
When you can whip any man in the world, you never know peace.
The day I met Islam, I found a power within myself that no man could destroy or take away from me.
Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do - they all contain truths.
A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.