Here are 85 inspirational quotes from Muhammad Ali:
- “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.”
- “I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'”
- “Don’t count the days; make the days count.”
- “It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.”
- “Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it.”
- “He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”
- “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.”
- “If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.”
- “The man who has no imagination has no wings.”
- “It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.”
- “A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.”
- “I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew I was.”
- “Live everyday as if it were your last because someday you’re going to be right.”
- “I am the astronaut of boxing. Joe Louis and Dempsey were just jet pilots. I’m in a world of my own.”
- “It’s not bragging if you can back it up.”
- “To be a great champion, you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.”
- “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.”
- “It’s lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.”
- “Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them—a desire, a dream, a vision.”
- “Don’t sit at the table unless you’re willing to eat.”
- “I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'”
- “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.”
- “A man who has no imagination has no wings.”
- “What keeps me going is goals.”
- “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.”
- “A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he’ll never crow. I have seen the light and I’m crowing.”
- “I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.”
- “A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.”
- “I’m so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and got into bed before the room was dark.”
- “If you even dream of beating me, you’d better wake up and apologize.”
- “Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn’t matter which color does the hating. It’s just plain wrong.”
- “I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.”
- “I don’t count my sit-ups; I only start counting when it starts hurting because they’re the only ones that count.”
- “The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.”
- “He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”
- “The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.”
- “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.”
- “The will must be stronger than the skill.”
- “I never thought of losing, but now that it’ s happened, the only thing is to do it right. That’s my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life.”
- “A man who has no imagination has no wings.”
- “It’s just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.”
- “The only thing that matters is submitting to the will of God.”
- “The service you do for others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.”
- “Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.”
- “Silence is golden when you can’t think of a good answer.”
- “If you even dream of beating me, you’d better wake up and apologize.”
- “I’ve made my share of mistakes along the way, but if I have changed even one life for the better, I haven’t lived in vain.”
- “I’m not the greatest, I’m the double greatest.”
- “Braggin’ is when a person says something and can’t do it. I do what I say.”
- “I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.”
- “Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.”
- “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.”
- “It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.”
- “If you lose a big fight, it will worry you all of your life. It will plague you—until you get your revenge.”
- “A man who has no imagination has no wings.”
- “I’m the most recognized and loved man that ever lived cuz there weren’t no satellites when Jesus and Moses were around, so people far away in the villages didn’t know about them.”
- “I’m so mean, I make medicine sick.”
- “The man who has no imagination has no wings.”
- “A man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.”
- “Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them—a desire, a dream, a vision.”
- “A man who has no imagination has no wings.”
- “It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.”
- “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.”
- “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.”
- “It’s not bragging if you can back it up.”
- “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 shook up the world. Me! Whee!”
- “Don’t count the days; make the days count.”
- “It’s the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.”
- “My way of joking is to tell the truth. That’s the funniest joke in the world.”
- “I am the greatest. Not only do I knock ’em out, I pick the round.”
- “I said I was ‘The Greatest,’ I never said I was the smartest!”
- “It’s not the action that makes a thing right or wrong, but the purpose behind the action.”
- “I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.”
- “What you’re thinking is what you’re becoming.”
- “Live everyday as if it were your last because someday you’re going to be right.”
- “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.”
- “I’m so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and got into bed before the room was dark.”
- “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.”
- “I don’t count my sit-ups; I only start counting when it starts hurting because they’re the only ones that count.”
- “I’m the most recognized and loved man that ever lived cuz there weren’t no satellites when Jesus and Moses were around, so people far away in the villages didn’t know about them.”
- “He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”
- “It’s not the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.”
- “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.”
- “A man who has no imagination has no wings.”
Muhammad Ali was more than just a boxer; he was an icon of resilience, perseverance, and self-belief. His words continue to inspire people around the world to dream big, work hard, and never give up.