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I'm the greatest thing that ever lived! I'm the king of the world! I'm a bad man. I'm the prettiest thing that ever lived. I shook up the world! I want justice...

Muhammad Ali

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Muhammad Ali
Age: 74 †
Born: 1942
Born: January 17
Died: 2016
Died: June 3
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Professional Boxer
Louisville
Kentucky
Cassius Clay
Cassius Marcellus Clay
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My toughest fight was with my first wife.
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Inside of a ring or out, ain't nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong.
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My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world.
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I'll tell you how I'd like to be remembered: As a black man who won the heavyweight title - Who has humorous and who never looked down on those who looked up to him - A man who stood for freedom, justice and equality - And I wouldn't even mind if folks forgot how pretty I was.
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If you want to be equal with me, you can get your own Rolls-Royce, your own house and your own million dollars.
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If you are not the best, then pretend you are
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As soon as I heard the truth that Elijah Muhammad teaches us in America, it made me accept it.
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I don't have to be what you want me to be.
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The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.
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