Quotes from Muhammad Ali

What you're thinking is what you're becoming.

Inside of a ring or out, ain't nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong.

The day I met Islam, I found a power within myself that no man could destroy or take away. When I first walked into the mosque, I didn't find Islam; it found me.

The critics only made me work harder.

One person with knowledge of his life's purpose is more powerful than ten thousand working without that knowledge. It

Entrena mientras ellos duermen, estudia mientras ellos se divierten, persiste mientras ellos descansen y vive lo que ellos sueñan.

recognize how every moment of our journey is an important part of the growth of our soul. I

Frazier's got two chances. Slim, and none. And Slim just left town.

When I look at the world, I see that many people build big beautiful houses but live in broken homes. We spend more time learning how to make a living than we do learning to make a life.

I never wanted to lose, never thought I would, but the thing that matters is how you lose. I'm not crying. My friends should not cry.

Truly great people in history never wanted to be great for themselves. All they wanted was the chance to do good for others and be close to God." -Muhammad Ali

What keeps me going are goals.

It takes pride and a tiger's drive to build up the confidence, the ego, the power to defeat an opponent in the ring. It

The man who has no imagination,has no wing

A universe of doubt could never erase, The faith his heart has embraced. No

You don't lose when you get knocked down. You lose when you stay down.

How you make others feel about themselves says a lot about you.

If all the oceans were ink and all the trees were pens, they couldn't write the knowledge that God has.

Running is the source of my stamina. Early in my career I learned to run until I'm tired, then run more after that. The running I do before the fatigue and pain is just the introduction. The real conditioning begins when the pain comes in; then it's time to start pushing. And after that I count every mile as extra strength and stamina. The reserve tank. What counts in the ring is what you can do after you're tired.

As for me, I know no fighter can survive if he feels sorry for himself when he's defeated. When I accept a fight, I accept the consequences. I do everything to make the fight come out my way, but if I'm defeated I have to get up and come back again, no matter how humiliating the loss.

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And ones that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

When you win so long, so much, you forget, you think your name will win. You forget the sacrifices, the work that goes into winning.

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 last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.

Let not count the days, let the days count.