Ali Quotations

Hitting Ali in the body or on the arms was like hitting a piece of cement.

So I decided to move that scene in the doctor's office to two-thirds into the movie, after the viewers had come to know Ryan and Ali and share in their happiness.

Ali had a break that was an inch and a half long, and you keep getting hit as hard and as much as I hit Ali, the pain would take over and you would pass out.

I went to see President Nixon at the White House. It wasn't difficult to get a meeting because I was heavyweight champion of the world. So I came to Washington and walked around the garden with Nixon, his wife and daughter. I said: I want you to give Ali his licence back. I want to beat him up for you.

Ali even told me in the ring, 'You can't beat me - I'm your Lord.' I just told him, 'Lord, you're in the wrong place tonight.'

I made the decision to turn pro, and I remember what Ali said to me: 'Get Angelo Dundee. He's the right complexion with the right connection.' He knew boxing. Our relationship was so genuine, so sincere.

My dream is to leave this business on my own terms, and if it were my terms, I would love to do the Royal Rumble. I would love to do Wrestle Mania in New Orleans, because I had so many matches there over the years working for Mid-South. I was in the ring with Muhammad Ali in the Superdome. To close it there would be great.

I think Ali was a fan of mine, even though he never said it. A lot of fighters thought I was pretty good. Nobody every really spoke different on that. But a lot of fighters thought I was good so.

I have an understanding of Queen and the way Freddie Mercury did his harmonies. I know what tablas sound like, because my father played a lot of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.

You get these moments in the ring that live forever. That's what Muhammad Ali accomplished, and I hope that I have, too.

Sugar Ray Leonard was as close as anyone came after Ali to being Ali, but he wasn't Ali.

I'd see people being really successful, whether it was my teammates or big-name fighters like Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson, and I'd think, 'I want to be a legend like that.'

I like writers who seem to write because they have to. You get the feeling of this burning desire to tell a story. I find it in Peter Carey, Nicola Barker, Ali Smith and David Foster Wallace.

In 2007, my life changed forever. I signed on 'Tashan,' a full-on glamorous masala movie, with two of the hottest and fittest actors around: Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan. And me, rising out of the sea like a Bond girl, wearing nothing but a green bikini. I had nightmares of how my love handles would be on display for the whole world to see.

Muhammad Ali was a god, an idol and an icon. He was boxing. Any kid that had the opportunity to talk to Ali, to get advice from Muhammad Ali, was privileged. He's always given me time to ask questions, although I was so in awe that I didn't ask questions.

They call it the rope-a-dope. Well, I'm the dope. Ali just laid on the rope and I, like a dope, kept punching until I got tired. But he was probably the most smart fighter I've ever gotten into the ring with.

Muhammad Ali is a true hero, and the fact there's something wrong with him is his badge of valour. He's a great man.

I'd have to say losing the title to Ali in '74 was the lowest moment in sports for me. It was the most devastating thing in my boxing career, and it still hurts to this day.

Getting up to Zaire - getting ready to fight Muhammad Ali - I thought this will be a matter of just a little exercise. I'll probably knock him out in three rounds. Two, three - maybe three and a half rounds. That was the most confidence I had in my whole life.

There are certain points in time where you can look back and say 'That's when Ali should have retired,' ... He clearly should've retired after Manila. When you've taken a beating like he had taken in Manila and you know you're not the fighter you once were, that's the time to get out.

What they need is another Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson, ... You need somebody that people can get excited about.

Throughout a lot of the black community, he was an object of derision and scorn because of the way Ali treated him. It was cruel.

We are not a world capital. But I believe they have hope that disputing peoples will come here. I would love to see Muhammad Ali come back and put his blessing and his encouragement at those tables of reconciliation.

Leonard and Ali made their mark on network television, the Olympics ? Ali on 'Wide World of Sports,' Sugar Ray on ABC and so forth. By the time they were ready to go for the big bucks, they were household names. In this environment, it's much tougher.

Muhammad Ali is one of the sports legends of our generation. I don't think that that's valid criticism.

Muhammad Ali is a legend, a hero of mine.

Basically Ali is pitching in the second half of her freshman year to a great degree. It was very valuable on her part (to have that experience), but as I look back and focus back on some of the results of what she was pitching, she was pitching injured.

I feel like they have enough confidence from what they have achieved to know full well they're very good. But I don't think they're going out there to prove that they're good or that Ali wasn't the whole team.

Gadhafi has established no national institutions, not even allowing a fake parliament of the Mubarak or Ben Ali variety that could perhaps be turned into something real.

If anything, I think that was why we were a little shell-shocked early because Ali was struggling and we look to Ali so much.

We're obviously going to miss Ali. You just don't get many opportunities to coach players like that in your lifetime. It's going to be different because we depended on Ali an awful lot, but the truth is we couldn't have done all we did with just one person.

I also know that Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Robinson were both dancers. For some reason there's that correlation there. I mean I don't know what it is but I think we love to be challenged and we love to count on ourselves.

I was leery, skeptical, but the more I thought about it, the title says 'world' champion, ... What made Muhammad Ali great is he fought all over the world, putting his name out there, stepping out, standing strong.

I thought Ali Jackson had a great night tonight. I thought she really had a big game for us.

I think we were pretty sharp in that second game. Mercer was at a little bit of a disadvantage because they had to play back-to-back due to the schedule, but again we had a couple of goals we can be proud of. Missy finished hers nicely and Ali scored on some more great combination play.

Jimmy Connors plays two tennis matches and winds up with $850,000, and Muhammad Ali fights one bout and winds up with five million bucks. Me, I play one-hundred and ninety games, and I'm overpaid!

I said it the other day, he's the Muhammad Ali of our sport. He's a name that you can mention anywhere in the world and everyone knows who he is.

Most kids would've given up after a lot less, but Ali is an exception to most rules. He's special, he has a heart of steel.

You just know that without music, P. Diddy would still be something. Muhammad Ali was the same way. Boxing was just a platform. He would have been great in politics or something else. Your performance has to be there, but you've also got to be able to reach people and bring them to where you are. To make them feel you.

Yesterday there were rumors that (OPEC president) Ali Rodriguez was going to push for pretty substantial production increases from OPEC, but what we've heard is that these production increases will be less than what was speculated. Yesterday had crude prices down sharply but they're rebounding today. Inventories are still low and demand, globally, continues to rise.

We are deeply concerned about the disappearance of Ali - she is one of our own, a family member. We are working diligently with the law enforcement and the community and we hope Ali comes home soon.

There have been some unusual circumstances that have worked out in our favor the last few years. We've had some nice horses ready to run, and the Ben Ali came up at the right time.

There has been sort of a selective amnesia. If you look at the Will Smith movie 'Ali,' it virtually washed away Ali's history in the Nation of Islam. People are being told that Ali stood up for his beliefs, but they're not being told what those beliefs are.

We rotate personnel Tara O'Leary, Mallory Bennett, Erin Whitaker, Kate Wilkerson, Lacy Fontenot and Ali Fontenot. They've all been getting equal minutes. They all have certain attributes which help our team.

When you have that kind of injury, you have to change your whole style of wrestling. You have to learn how to defend a weakness you've never had before. But the harder it got, Ali just kept working harder.

We all ended up jumping up and down, hugging each other when Ali won;cause Ali is the greatest.

We all ended up jumping up and down, hugging each other when Ali won; cause Ali is the greatest.

You gotta be born with it, baby. We walk with the lip, we talk with the slang. And we pretty. We pretty, baby. We move like Ali in his young days. We good with the jab, good with the stab.

Bin Laden always wanted to get rid of Mubarek and Ben Ali and Gaddafi and so on, claiming that they were all infidels working for America, and in fact, it was millions of ordinary people who peacefully, more or less - certainly in the case of Tunisia and Egypt - got rid of them.

Another compromise could be in the offing. What we could see is (OPEC President and Venezuelan Oil Minister) Ali Rodriguez stepping down to take on the role.

Another compromise could be in the offing, ... What we could see is (OPEC President and Venezuelan Oil Minister) Ali Rodriguez stepping down to take on the role.

There's no doubt that Ali wrote a great deal of what he recited.

I've been many times to Dubai and the U.A.E., and I have friends that live there. It would be exciting to stage world heavyweight championship fights in the Arab world. It's something Muhammad Ali achieved when he fought in Zaire or the Philippines. It's absolutely exciting to fight in countries where you have never fought.

Right now, there's nobody out there to turn people on, ... This is the disease of Muhammad Ali ... With Muhammad, every time he did something, it was excitement. It's excitement now, when the guy comes around, walking around with Parkinson's. It's unfair to try to compare anybody to this kid.

Powell was told to take two weeks rest by Dr Terry Ali and that time is now coming to an end. We don't want to rush him back into action just yet, but he seems to be well on his way to a full recovery and will be ready for the next game.

Spadoni will be a guy that will play a little bit more football. Ali Highsmith and Kenny Hollis, those two will be moved around in those outside spots. We think we'll be fine there.

Now, if Ali was still going around saying those things, I don't think he would be as beloved as he is today. By the same token, this country as a whole has become much more understanding of the terrible prejudice and bigotry that existed and has come to recognize the underlying validity of Ali's demand for racial justice and equality.

Ali stepped up and had a nice game. She made a couple of tough shots inside and was able to get to the free-throw line a few times. Miranda also stepped up her level of play.

Ali Russell is a highly talented marketeer, and given the growth potential here at Hearts he has decided to join my team at Tynecastle,

Ali really played aggressive all day. She put herself in good position to win the tournament. I was also very impressed with the way Beth played today, shooting a 73.

Ali played great tonight, and I thought we played well in front of her.

Ali is so taken by the pole vault that I had to go get her for the hurdles.

Ali is looking forward to having a good swim. The pressure is off once you make it to the state.

Ali is an entrepreneur. I knew it wouldn't be long, so we just kept working on him.

Ali has been so consistent all season long. She has put together some really good scores this semester and to see her come back today and move up in this tournament was really exciting.

Ali gives us a presence out there. She does so much work on both ends of the court with her offensive and defensive abilities. Having Ali in there calms everyone else and with her you know she is going to create something.

Ali eats much better here and lives much better.

Ali DeLuca really makes them go, and Kelsey has been really clutch for them.

Ali (Conrad) is the kind of kid that will push her teammates every day. She has a high desire to succeed and does so through grit and determination and we are thrilled to have her.

Ali absolutely worshiped Ray. Still does. Usually, the greatest fall from grace is by fighters. People tend to avoid ex-fighters. They feel they took one too many. Randy Turpin once asked Ray, 'What's worse, being a has-been or a never-was?' Then Randy committed suicide. But the people never forgot Ray. He felt God had made him a boxer for that reason. So he would not be forgotten. So he could help.

Ali would not be Ali unless I had come along. Him and me had three fights.

Ali was at almost every practice we had. So when he wasn't there that night we thought it was strange. Later, when Matt called to let us know what happened, our hearts just sank.

All of our jackets for NASCAR, major league baseball, the NBA, are licensed. We even made a jacket for Muhammad Ali, a limited run, for $7,000 apiece. Ali signed them.

(Assistant coach) Erica Walsh has done one great job with the defense. I thought our back four was very organized. Ali Mims was solid in the net and the team defending was very good. Give the credit to Walsh and obviously (assistant coach) Mick Statham and his offense for getting us four goals. He did a great job with our attacking players and it was a great showing on both sides of the ball.

Abu Ali intends to plead not guilty to all of these charges. He expects to have a fair trial at which he will be vindicated.

It's like Ali -- no one wanted to see him get beat up.

It's funny. I remember calling Ali and telling him, 'If we have this fight, you and I will get $5 million,' and he said, 'Are you in? Then I'll promote it.' Then the fight was on. What could I do?

It's like Jake LaMotta versus Sugar Ray Robinson or Ali versus Frazier. To be the best, you've got to beat the best on a regular basis, and we've faced those guys in a lot of big games. It brings out the best in both of us.

Everyone remembers Ali afterwards could hardly get off his stool because of the effort he gave,

As a 15-year-old, you think a 46-year-old is too old to win. It kind of was like watching an old boxer like Muhammad Ali fighting Larry Holmes and you hope he's going to beat the guy, but you think he's going to get the (stuffing) beat out of him. You're thinking, 'I hope he wins, but I don't think he's going to do it.' And then he came out with the goods. It was unbelievable.

If you close your eyes, you could just as well imagine me to be vintage Ali MacGraw, circa 1968.

In the tradition of the great rematches Ali vs. Frazier, McEnroe vs. Borg, the Rolling Stones and father time neither could resist the challenge of proving once and for all they are the best.

In the tradition of the great rematches Ali vs. Frazier, McEnroe vs. Borg, the Rolling Stones and father time neither could resist the challenge of proving once and for all they are the best,

In the tradition of the great rematches -- Ali vs. Frazier, McEnroe vs. Borg, the Rolling Stones and Father Time -- neither could resist the challenge of proving once and for all they are the best.

In the tradition of the great rematches -- Ali versus Frazier, McEnroe versus Borg, the Rolling Stones and father time -- neither could resist the challenge of proving once and for all they are the best,

I think Ali changes the game at both ends of the floor but specifically on defense. It allows our guards to really pressure the ball and get up in the passing lanes, because they know if they get beat they've got Ali back there waiting to help them out.

His great trick was making the game simple, supplying players with the confidence and self-belief of Muhammad Ali

He's the Mohammed Ali of our sport. He's one of very few guys whose name is known no matter where you go.

He's like the Muhammad Ali of football. Muhammad Ali was the trash-talker of boxing. It's funny, though. It really is.

I am proud of the way the team played today. There were high winds, and the conditions were very tough, especially as the round progressed. Ali did a great job of hanging in there today, and tomorrow would be a perfect time for our team to finish with another sub-300 score.

I feel a necessity to speak out. I want to be the type of athlete that Muhammad Ali was. Dealing straightforward with the issues of the day. There's just too much going on for me to be quiet.

The crowds are going to be more than enough to present a challenge for the police and everybody else, and Muhammad Ali will be participating in bringing down the ball, which makes it a truly unique occasion,