Muhammad Ali: Quotes & Facts
By Books That Inspire / February 20, 2015 / No Comments / Quotes
This book is an anthology of 100 quotes from Muhammed Ali and 80 selected facts about Muhammed Ali. Muhammed Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., on January 17, 1942, at 6:30pm. Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali in 1964. Muhammed Ali won 56 of 61 professional bouts, 37 victories through knockouts and 19 decisions. Four of the five losses were down to judges’ decisions and he was only ever knocked out once in his career. Muhammed Ali married 4 times (Sonji Roi August 1964-January-1966; Belinda Boyd August 1967-1977; Veronica Porsche 1977-1986; Yolanda Ali November 1986). Ali’s nicknames: The Greatest, The Louisville Lip, G.O.A.T (Greatest of All Time), The Champ. Muhammad Ali has seven daughters and two sons. Ali’s height is 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in). Muhammad Ali fought an exhibition match against wrestler and martial artist Antonio Inoki. As an amateur boxer, Cassius Clay won 100 of 108 fights, including six Kentucky Golden Gloves championships. I’m the greatest, I’m a bad man, and I’m pretty! Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. 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. Don’t count the days, make the days count. I’m a fighter. I believe in the eye-for-an-eye business. I’m no cheek turner. I got no respect for a man who won’t hit back. You kill my dog, you better hide your cat. What you’re thinking is what you’re becoming. A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. A rooster crows only when it sees the light. Put him in the dark and he’ll never crow. I have seen the light and I’m crowing. Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are. All through my life, I have been tested. My will has been tested, my courage has been tested, my strength has been tested. Now my patience and endurance are being tested. Allah is the Greatest. I’m just the greatest boxer. Aren’t any reasons for me to kill nobody in the ring, unless they deserve it.