I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Cong. No Viet Cong ever called me nigger.
Athletes
Muhammad Ali
Born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1942, Muhammad Ali revolutionized boxing with his 'float like a butterfly, sting like a bee' style and became the 20th century's most influential athlete. His refusal to serve in the Vietnam War, costing him his prime fighting years, elevated him from sports champion to global symbol of conscience and conviction. Three-time heavyweight champion with a 56-5 record.
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Muhammad Ali's Other Quotes
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'
Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.
Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it.
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