Muhammad Ali - Life Quotes

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All kinds of things set us back, but life goes on. You don't shoot yourself. Soon this will be old news. People got lives to live, bills to pay, mouths to feed. Maybe a plane will go down with ninety people on it. Or a great man will be assassinated. That will be more important than Ali losing. I never wanted to lose, never thought I would, but the thing that matters is how you lose. I'm not crying. My friends should not cry.

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I hated every minute of it. But I said to myself, 'Suffer now, and live the rest of your life as a champion'.

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The outgoing and spontaneous person that the world knew while I was boxing was a persona that I created to sell tickets and promote my career. In my private life, I am quiet and reflective by nature.

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I never thought of losing, but now that it's happened, the only thing is to do it right. That's my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life.

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The man who views the world at fifty the same as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.

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Frazier is so ugly that he should donate his face to the US Bureau of Wild Life.

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I don't like to fight, don't like to hurt anybody. I just want to make a living and enjoy the good things in life.

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My soul has grown over the years, and some of my views have changed. As long as I am alive, I will continue to try to understand more because the work of the heart is never done. 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. Every step of the way I believe that God has been with me. And, more than ever, I know that he is with me now. I have learned to live my life one step, one breath, and one moment at a time, but it was a long road. I set out on a journey of love, seeking truth, peace and understanding. l am still learning.

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We have one life
It soon will be past
What we do for God
Is all that will last.

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The greatest victory in life is to rise above the material things that we once valued most

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There comes a time in every person's life when he has to choose the course his life will take.

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What counts in the ring is what you can do after you're exhausted. The same is true of life.

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