Famous Boxer Quotes - Page 2

• Old age is just a record of one's whole life.

  Muhammad Ali

  Birthday, Age, Records

  Twitter post from Jan 16, 2011

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• I figure I'll be champ for about ten years and then I'll let my brother take over - like the Kennedys down in Washington.

  Muhammad Ali

  Brother, Years, Figures

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• I'm the most recognized and loved man that ever lived cuz there weren't no satellites when Jesus and Moses were around, so people far away in the villages didn't know about them.

  Muhammad Ali

  Jesus, Men, People

  Muhammad Ali (2016). “Muhammad Ali Unfiltered: Rare, Iconic, and Officially Authorized Photos of the Greatest”, p.69, Simon and Schuster

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• Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said, 'Thank God, I'm still alive.' But, of course, those who died, their lives will never be the same again.

  Barbara Boxer

  Funny, Thanksgiving, Stupid

  "Jews in the Senior Chamber" by Dan Klein, www.tabletmag.com. October 12, 2010.

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• 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.

  Muhammad Ali

  Motivational, Truth, Fighting

  Twitter post from Feb 12, 2011

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• I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me.

  Muhammad Ali

  Cocky, Greatness, Names

  Muhammad Ali (2016). “Muhammad Ali Unfiltered: Rare, Iconic, and Officially Authorized Photos of the Greatest”, p.88, Simon and Schuster

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• I know I got it made while the masses of black people are catchin' hell, but as long as they ain't free, I ain't free.

  Muhammad Ali

  Long, People, Boxing

  "Essay: 'The Greatest' Losses: What Prince and Muhammad Ali Shared" by Chandra Thomas Whitfield, www.nbcnews.com. June 8, 2016.

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• Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do - they all contain truths.

  Muhammad Ali

  Religious, Greatness, Lakes

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• My way of joking is to tell the truth

  George Bernard Shaw

  Truth, Boxing, Joking Around

  1904 Peter Keegan to Nora Reilly. John Bull's Other Island, act 2.

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• Love is the only thing that keeps me sane.

  Sue Townsend

  Love Is, Fighting On, Boxing

  Sue Townsend (2013). “Townsend Plays: 1: Secret Diary of Adrian Mole; Womberang; Bazaar and Rummage; Groping for Words; Great Celestial Cow”, p.321, A&C Black

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• They Only Made One Mistake, They Signed This Fight.

  Ferdie Pacheco

  Mistake, Fighting, Boxing

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• My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world.

  Muhammad Ali

  Funny, Life, Truth

  Twitter post from Jul 30, 2009

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• Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.

  Muhammad Ali

  Hate, Inspiration, Greatness

  FaceBook post by Muhammad Ali from Sep 02, 2013

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• No one knows what to say in the loser's locker room.

  Muhammad Ali

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

  Twitter post from Feb 15, 2011

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• Making it look easy is the hardest thing in the world to do.

  Sarah Ban Breathnach

  Friendship, Best Friend, Real Friends

  Sarah Ban Breathnach (1999). “Something More: Excavating Your Authentic Self”, G K Hall & Company

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• I want to keep fighting because it's the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don't fight, I'll eat this planet.

  George Foreman

  Fighting, Boxing, Hamburgers

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• I believe in the religion of Islam. I believe in Allah and peace.

  Muhammad Ali

  Wisdom, Believe, Islamic

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• There are no pleasures in a fight but some of my fights have been a pleasure to win.

  Muhammad Ali

  Inspiration, Fighting, Winning

  Twitter post from Feb 27, 2015

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• Boxing is just show business with blood.

  Frank Bruno

  Blood, Boxing, Shows

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• I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world.

  Muhammad Ali

  People, Boxing, Wish

  Twitter post from Dec 11, 2010

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• To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.

  Muhammad Ali

  Motivational, Positive, Success

  FaceBook post by Muhammad Ali from Oct 31, 2012

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• 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.

  Muhammad Ali

  Dark, Greatness, Light

  Twitter post from Nov 21, 2009

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• It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters.

  Evander Holyfield

  Motivational, Sports, Volleyball

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

  Joe Frazier

  Funny, Sports, Money

  "Underdog Boxing: Pumped up for the Pacquiao-Mosley undercard fights" by Carlo L.Pamintuan, www.gmanetwork.com. February 10, 2011.

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• Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.

  Muhammad Ali

  Change, Money, War

  Twitter post from Dec 13, 2010

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