Quotes about Boxing
I think I could beat Joe Frazier singing. I was in a Broadway musical called Big Time Buck Wright.
— Muhammad Ali
MY greatest regret in life is that I never became the heavyweight boxing champion ofthe world.
— Nelson Mandela
Ali's got a left, Ali's got a right - when he knocks you down, you'll sleep for the night; and when you lie on the floor and the ref counts to ten, hope and pray that you never meet me again.
— Muhammad Ali
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
— Muhammad Ali
Never put your money against Cassius Clay, for you will never have a lucky day.
— Muhammad Ali
I'm too fast. I'm too smart. I'm too pretty.
— Muhammad Ali
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.
— Muhammad Ali
Boxing is good for the livelihood but mainly, money don't really mean nothing.
— Muhammad Ali
I was always at the gymnasium every day at six o'clock after school. In the mornings I would run, looking forward to future golden gloves and Olympic tournaments.
— Muhammad Ali
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.
— Muhammad Ali