I said I was 'The Greatest,' I never said I was the smartest!
I'm more at home with my log cabins than I am in my house in Cherry Hill.
I've seen George Foreman shadow boxing, and the shadow won.
No one knows what to say in the loser's locker room.
Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.
Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.
I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.
It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.
The word 'Islam' means 'peace.' The word 'Muslim' means 'one who surrenders to God.' But the press makes us seem like haters.
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.
I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world.
It's not bragging if you can back it up.
My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world.
I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want.
My principles are more important than the money or my title.
My only fault is that I don't realize how great I really am.
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.
Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.
It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.
If you lose a big fight, it will worry you all of your life. It will plague you - until you get your revenge.
What keeps me going is goals.
The man who has no imagination has no wings.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.