Muhammad Ali Quotes

Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better to give than to receive.

I've fought a lot of prospects.

I do not want to be a fighter that people should beat to get a title fight.

Every time I stepped into the ring, somebody wanted to kill me.

Boxing is the only sport you can get your brain shook, your money took and your name in the undertaker book.

Those 'Rocky' endings are great in the movies and on the stage, but I don't think it would be too smart for me to get into that kind of fight in the ring.

Listen, I'm the champ, and I'm not going to pick and choose who I fight.

A boxing ring looks different from the inside, particularly when it's shared with another man who is intent upon rendering you unconscious. There's no place to hide. Once a fighter climbs the stairs, he's roped in, unable to leave until his night's work is done.

I'm not itching for a fight. But I'm just saying when I see the other guy putting on his boxing gloves and, you know, you've got dancing around in the ring, I kind of suspect that maybe a fight's coming.

I love to fight, and I'm looking forward to being back in the ring, getting the victory, and moving on to challenge for the World Heavyweight title.

Boxing, for me, is all about drama and victory, and there is plenty more to come.

Most people have been on a baseball diamond and a basketball court. At least once in their life, they've walked across a football field. But relatively few people have ever set foot inside a boxing ring.

I've fought the best in the world.

Some people win 10, 15, and don't fight for the belt.

I want to fight who the fans who want me to fight.

I started boxing when I was eight. I enjoyed when I could hit someone and they couldn't hit me back. It was like a game for me. The feeling of knocking someone out. My first knockout victory was when I was ten. He went down and his nose started to bleed, so they stopped it.

I've had 117 fights and that's the first time I've ever won.

Boxing is sort of an inevitability. We know they are going to be pounding each other.

I'm trying to keep the face of my opponent more or less not damaged but eventually to execute the plan and knock him out.

Upon awakening in the morning, I wondered if the proceedings of the night before had been a dream. It was hard to believe that I was the world's heavyweight champion.

Boxing is one of the few sports that is one on one.

The only way you know what it is to be a boxer is to be one.

All you can do is the same as any other fight: whoever they put in front of you, you go in there and try to get the W.

The fight for the Muhammad Ali trophy is about the best fighting the best.

I always say the Premier League is like two boxers fighting. The one who is least strong gets tired; he does down.