11 Muhammad Ali Quotes on Identity

Muhammad Ali quotes on identity

22. Allah is the Greatest. I'm just the greatest boxer.

30. To make America the greatest is my goal, So I beat the Russians, and I beat the Pole, and for the USA won the medal of gold. Italians said: 'You're Greater than the Cassius of old??. We like your name, we like your game, So make Rome your home if you will. I said I appreciate your kind hospitality, But the USA is my country still, 'Cause they're waiting to welcome me in Louisville.

38. Cassius Clay is a slave name. I didn't choose it, and I didn't want it. I am Muhammad Ali, a free name - it means beloved of God - and I insist people use it when speaking to me and of me.

50. 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.

51. I am the astronaut of boxing. Joe Louis and Dempsey were just jet pilots. I'm in a world of my own.

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

58. 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.

65. I'm a Muslim. I've been a Muslim for 20 years. . . . You know me. I'm a boxer. I've been called the greatest. People recognize me for being a boxer and a man of truth. I wouldn't be here representing Islam if it were terrorist. . . . I think all people should know the truth, come to recognize the truth. Islam is peace.

66. I'm gonna put him flat on his back, so he will start acting black. Cause when he was the champion, he didn't do as he should, he tries to force himself into an all-white neighbour hood.

103. You can go to Japan, China, all the European, African, Arabia, and South American countries, and man, they know me. I can't name a nation where they don't know me.

110. Clay is a good enough fighter, but it's unfortunate that he's a Black Muslim. A champion should represent all sects, not one.