15 Super Motivational Quotes by Muhammad Ali
Who was Mohammad Ali?
Muhammad Ali was an
American professional boxer and social activist whose nicknamed was “The
Greatest” and
widely recognized as one of the best heavyweight boxers of all
time and one of the most
important sports personality of the 20th century. He was born on January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky named as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. and later changed his name to Muhammad Ali after converting to Islam in 1961. He won many gold medal in light heavyweight and heavyweight championship. He won a gold
medal in 1960 in light heavyweight category Summer Olympics (Rome). He became the world heavyweight champion in 1964 by defeating Sonny Liston.
He retired from boxing in 1981 with a record of 56 wins out of which 37 by knockout and 5 losses. He died on June 3, 2016 at the age of 74 and remained a humanitarian and global icon.
15 Super Motivational Quotes by Muhammad Ali:
(1) I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’
(2) 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.
(3) The man who has no imagination has no wings.
(4) 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.
(5) Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams – they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do – they all contain truths.
(6) Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.
(7) My principles are more important than the money or my title.
(8) He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
(9) A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.
(10) If you even dream of beating me you’d better wake up and apologize.
(11) I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.
(12) I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace.
(13) I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world.
(14) 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.
(15) Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn’t matter which color does the hating. It’s just plain wrong.