Muhammad Ali Quotes

Anthony Joshua, I'm pretty sure he's underestimating me, man.

My coaches know when it's a big fight, I'm at the gym because if they give me some pretender, another actor, I might not take it.

To portray not only a boxer but a boxer like Roberto Duran, I needed to understand all the difficulties and the pressures of the sport itself.

I don't feel the need to do anything other than what I've been doing, beating my opponents, getting some knockouts, keeping the fans coming. I don't need to do anything other than that.

When it was time for me to get in the ring, I was ready.

I've fought the best in the world.

Ali's got a left, Ali's got a right - when he knocks you down, you'll sleep for the night; and when you lie on the floor and the ref counts to ten, hope and pray that you never meet me again.

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

But when you actually go in the ring, it's a very lonely and scary place. It's just you and the other guy.

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.

I just smile. And they - my opponents don't like it when I smile at them. They think I'm playing or something. But - like I smile throughout the whole fight. Sometimes I'll be throwing combinations and I just smile and stick my tongue out at them.

I've never felt overmatched on the baseball field. I've always been a very strong, dominant position.

When I raced, I had great parents, even a greater coach and a nutritionist. I was never insecure.

When you talking boxing, you talking me.

When I was 15, I decided to take up the sport seriously, so I went down to the Y.M.C.A. My first day there, this little Italian guy beat my brains out. I decided to quit. Then I realized I really wanted to be a fighter. I worked at it, went back, and that little Italian guy didn't beat me up no more.

I'm oddly comfortable in the ring.

I'm pretty sure I could beat Tyron Woodley. Nothing against him.

I think I'd be able to win the fight against Ronda.

That's what a true professional is - a true world champion, so to everybody out there listening, especially the fighters that want to fight me... they'll get knocked out, sparko.

Amir Khan is a very good fighter, but he has been knocked out a few times when he has stepped up.

I have been fighting the best. I am just 26 and have fought in the biggest arenas.

I will beat Aldo. I wanna fight him.

The reason I like Olympic boxing is that all the best fighters come together and find out who the best fighter is.

I belong in the ring.

Luis Sanchez will definitely bring a challenge, and I know he will try to bring the fight to me.