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Boxing7 quotes
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee! — Muhammad Ali · 1964Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round. — Muhammad Ali · 1963I have wrassled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale, I woulda handcuffed lightnin', throw thunder in jail. — Muhammad Ali · 1974Oh there they go. There they go, every time I start talkin 'bout boxing, a white man got to pull Rocky Marciano out their ass. That's their one, that's their one. Rocky Marciano. Rocky Marciano. Let me tell you something once and for all. Rocky Marciano was good, but compared to Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano ain't shit. — Clarence (Coming to America) · 1988Boxin' is about respect. Gettin' it for yourself, and takin' it away from the other guy. — Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris · 2004It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up. — Muhammad Ali · 1977All 7 quotes →Self-assurance1 quote
Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round. — Muhammad Ali · 1963Vocation1 quote
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up. — Muhammad Ali · 1977