Muhammad Ali

"The heart of a champion beats differently."

"Believe you can and you're halfway there."

"Only the person who believes in themselves can achieve greatness."

"I am not a bum, I am a champion!"

"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth"

"Don't count the days, make the days count"

"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life"

"Impossible is nothing"

"Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in worse ways every day and none of them are true champions"

"Inside of its legitimate rights, every individual soul is absolutely free"

"At home I am a nice guy, but I don't want the world to know. Humble people, I have found, don't get very far"

"Patience is not simply about waiting. It's about maintaining a good attitude while working hard for what you believe in"

"The man who has no imagination has no wings"

"Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school"

"Rivers, ponds, lakes, and streams—they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do"

"He's a man of peace, a friend to all mankind"

"Anger and fear are emotions that keep us trapped in a mindset of limitation"

"You must believe in yourself when no one else does"

"Greatness comes not from a life without struggle, but from rising every time you fall"

"I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion'"

"The quality of a person's life is determined by the quality of the questions they ask themselves"

"Don't wish for it more—work for it more"

"A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life"

"Truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself"

"My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world"

"Every challenge is an opportunity to grow and become a better version of yourself"

"The man who has no imagination has no wings to fly"

"Wealth is not about having great riches. It is about having great relationships"

"Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom and find the strength to win"

"The real owners of America are not those who live here. They are the ones who own the land"