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It's Impossible For 30 Million Black People To Be Violent Against 170 Million - We Need A Mental Revolution, Unity In Coming Together, And Not Physical.

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It's Impossible For 30 Million Black People To Be Violent Against 170 Million - We Need A Mental Revolution, Unity In Coming Together, And Not Physical.

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Will Be A Divine Fight, A Holy War...armageddon On A Miniature Scale.

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Whoever Knocks Persistently, Ends By Entering.

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He Who Is Not Courageous Enough To Take Risks Will Accomplish Nothing In Life.

That Computer Was Made In Alabama

I Hated Every Minute Of Training, But I Said, 'don't Quit. Suffer Now And Live The Rest Of Your Life As A Champion.'

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When You're Right, Nobody Remembers. When You're Wrong, Nobody Forgets.

I Called My Training Camp Fighter's Heaven

I'm Pretty As A Girl.

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That Man Was Beautiful. Timing, Speed, Reflexes, Rhythm, His Body, Everything Was Beautiful. And To Me, Still, I Would Say Pound For Pound... I'd Say I'm The Greatest Heavyweight Of All Time, But Pound For Pound, I Still Say Sugar Ray Robinson Was The Greatest Of All Time.

I Can Remember A Couple Of Real Fights When I Ran. Because They Were Kinda Dangerous.

It's Hard To Be Humble, When You're As Great As I Am.

My Toughest Opponent Has Always Been Me.

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.

I Just Can't See Myself With A Man On The Ropes And Just To Prove How Bad I Am - And I See In His Eyes, His Head, He's Hopeless - And I'm Just Deliberately Hitting. I Don't Do That.

Impossible Is Nothing.

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I Ain't Got No Quarrel With Them Viet Cong.

This Life Is Not Real. I Conquered The World And It Did Not Bring Me Satisfaction.

If The White Man Ain't The Devil, He's Been Aiming At The History Of The Americans.

I Didn't Deny Nothing I Believe. I'm Still The Same Everything.

Everything The Black People Are Doing Comes From The Honorable Elijah Mohammed. They Are Black Now, They Don't Want To Be Called Negroes. This Come From The Honorable Elijah Mohammed.

Believe Me, A Thousand Friends Suffice Thee Not; In A Single Enemy Thou Hast More Than Enough.

Not To Commit Faults Counts For More Than To Do Good.

I Am The Astronaut Of Boxing. Joe Louis And Dempsey Were Just Jet Pilots. I'm In A World Of My Own.

Malcolm X Got Famous Mainly By Being Hard On White People, White Devils, Blue-eyed Blond-headed Dogs.

The Greater Our Level Of Understanding, The Harder The Tests Become.

I'm Most Proud Of My Family.

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.

I Would Like To Say Boxing Cannot Compared With War. We Have Gloves On, We Have Cushions, We Have Referees, We Have Judges, We Have Ambulances There, The Intention Not To Kill, We Don't Have Steel There, We Don't Have Bullets, We Don't Kill Momma, Kill Daddy, Kill Baby, Our Intention Is A Sport, And We're Not There To Kill, So Boxing Cannot Be Compared In No Way With Machineguns And Bombs And Everything That Used.

It's Lack Of Faith That Makes People Afraid Of Meeting Challenges, And I Believed In Myself.

The Worst Man Is The One Who Sees Himself As The Best.

Whether It's Boxing, Basketball, Or Badminton, One Must Be Ready To Succeed Before Entering The Arena...long Before The Lights Come Up.

My Main Fight Is For Freedom And Equality.

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