the words of Mohammed Ali- Th Boxer
Before fighting George Foreman
I 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 (1974)
On his Parkinson's disease
It wasn't the boxing, it was the autographs (2003)
On Floyd Patterson
I'll beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on (1965)
On being told "We don't serve negroes"
I don't eat them, either. Just give me a cup of coffee and a hamburger (1960)
On Joe Frazier
Joe Frazier is so ugly that when he cries, the tears turn around and go down the back of his head (1971)
On his golfing abilities
I'm the best. I just haven't played yet (1965)
To Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev
You ain't as dumb as you look (1978)
On mini-skirts and bikinis
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 (1974)
Offering car rides to white associates
Get in the back - it'll be like Driving Miss Daisy (1987)
On his last great goal
I want to be the first black man on the moon (1989)
On converting to Islam
I'm thankful for Elijah Muhummad [the preacher], because if it wasn't for him I'd be with some white woman. It's true, it's true (1975)
On his biggest battle
My toughest fight was with my first wife (1967)
On the two greatest boxers
The fight the world will never see for the title of "The Greatest" would be between Cassius Clay and Muhammad Ali (2004)
On fame
I'm the most recognised and loved man that ever lived (1963)
On boxers Leon Spinks and Larry Holmes
They're ugly and unintelligent and they really shouldn't represent the coloured folks (1978)
On his aura
If Ali says a mosquito can pull a plough, don't ask how - hitch him up (1970)
On work
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up (1965)
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/aug/23/muhammad-ali-words
He definately was the smartest......Boxer...
He knew he could never outbox George Foreman. Nobody could and nobody did.
The whole time before the bout at Zaire he teased George Foreman about how slow he was etc.....to get him angry and to try and finish the bout fast thereby spending his max energy in the 1st half of the match.
All this while Ali was planing to last till the end.
He was planing to take all the beating till Foreman was tired....when he got this slight chance in the 8th Round Ali gave the great Foreman his one and only Knock Out!!!
And the fight did not even go till Round 15.
a beautiful man, a lyrical genius. RAW real talent.
hey all.....i luv him! The imbeciles who locked him up when he was at his best couldnt dent the man. Muhammad Ali is a remarkable human being, beauty, intellect, strength, compassion, humour, and frailty. People say 'was' a lot wen referring to Ali.......he's still here........
Its sad to see such a great man reduced to a mere shell of a human being.
Let us always remember him as The Greatest.
for nothing. Ali wasn't the biggest, strongest, but he was the sharpest, and the fastest. In wit, and with fists alike. Arguably the world's first real rapper, he took the art of "sh*ttalk" to a whole new level!
this guy was amazing...and he was very witty person..i specially like the last one...It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up (1965),,lol...
Have read the "THE GREATEST"
I admire this fellow :)
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That was super! Thanks for sharing.
"I said I was the greatest, I didn't say I was the smartest".
MUHAMMAD ALI... the greatest boxer-entertainer of all time!!!
"Floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee"
Together, we can make the world, a better place or worse than ever !!!