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The Word Had Spread And People Were Piling Around Us. But Then Very Suddenly, Sonny Liston Froze Me With That Look Of His. He Said Real Quiet, 'let's Go On Over Here.' And He Led The Way To A Table And The People Hung Back. I Ain't Going To Lie. This Was The Only Time Since I Have Known Sonny Liston That He Really Scared Me.

-Muhammad Ali

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The Word Had Spread

Muhammad Ali

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The Word Had Spread And People Were Piling Around Us. But Then Very Suddenly, Sonny Liston Froze Me With That Look Of His. He Said Real Quiet, 'let's Go On Over Here.' And He Led The Way To A Table And The People Hung Back. I Ain't Going To Lie. This Was The Only Time Since I Have Known Sonny Liston That He Really Scared Me.

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

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When I Was 9, I Saw A Wrestler On Television Named Gorgeous George. He Said, "i'm Beautiful. I'm So Pretty That If A Sucker Touches My Face, I'll Kill Him. If He Messes With My Hair, I'll Pummel Him." I Said To Myself, "that's A Good Idea. I Am The Greatest, I'm Pretty." And Then I Took It A Little Further Than He Did.

Elijah Muhammad Teaches Us The Truth Of God Beautified The Planet By Separating Everybody In Different Countries For Themselves: Chinese In China, English In England, Puerto Ricans In Puerto Rico, Ethiopians In Ethiopia, Arabians In Arabia, Egyptians In Egypt, And Americans Took That Country And Stole It Away So There's Always Going To Be Trouble And Chaos.

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