Muhammad Ali was an American boxer, considered the best of all time.
Beyond sports, he was a social figure who had a great influence in the fight in favor of Islam and African Americans . He won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960 in the category 75-81 kilos. He received many accolades, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He died at age 74 from a septic shock at a Phoenix hospital on June 3, 2016.
Below we have selected the most outstanding phrases of Muhammad Ali , which are worth reflecting on.
Muhammad Ali’s Phrases
- I’m so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room went dark.
- The fight is won or lost away from the witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and on the road; Long before I danced under those lights
- Think well of everything, be patient with everyone and try to find the good in everyone.
- I have never allowed anyone to convince me not to believe in myself.
- It is the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief turns into a deep conviction, things start to happen.
- Champions are not made in gyms, they are made of something immaterial that they have deep inside them. It is a wish, a dream, a vision.
- Friendship is not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you haven’t really learned anything.
- If your dreams don’t scare you, they aren’t big enough.
- A man who sees the world the same at 50 as he did at 20, has lost 30 years of his life.
- I am an ordinary man who worked hard to develop the talent that was given to me. I believed in myself, and I believe in the goodness of others.
- A man who has no imagination has no wings.
- The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.
- Rivers, ponds, lakes, and streams – they all have different names, but they all contain water. Like religions, they all contain truths.
- We spend more time learning how to earn a living than learning how to make a living.
- Live every day as if it were your last because one day you will be right.