Muhammad Ali's Greatest Quotes

The boxing icon through his powerful words.

The Boxing Icon Had The Gift of Gab - The world lost an American hero today. Muhammad Ali was arguably the world's most popular and revered athlete of all time. He also might have been the best orator the sports world has ever seen. Hey, they called him the Louisville Lip for a reason. BET.com remembers the best quotes from Ali, each showcasing a different facet of the boxing champion and man's beliefs, values and flat out way with words. "Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like A Bee" and "I Shook Up The World...Rumble Young Man Rumble" were just a sampling of his most well-known soundbites. Don't you forget...he is THE GREATEST! Then, now and perhaps that ever will be.(Photo: Kent Gavin/Keystone/Getty Images)
Swagger - "If you even dream of beating me, you’d better wake up and apologize!”(Photo: Norman Quicke/Express/Getty Images)
A Champion's Fortitude - "Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even." (Photo: Tim Graham/Getty Images)Identity - "I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But get used to me—Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me." (Photo: Tim Graham/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

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The Boxing Icon Had The Gift of Gab - The world lost an American hero today. Muhammad Ali was arguably the world's most popular and revered athlete of all time. He also might have been the best orator the sports world has ever seen. Hey, they called him the Louisville Lip for a reason. BET.com remembers the best quotes from Ali, each showcasing a different facet of the boxing champion and man's beliefs, values and flat out way with words. "Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like A Bee" and "I Shook Up The World...Rumble Young Man Rumble" were just a sampling of his most well-known soundbites. Don't you forget...he is THE GREATEST! Then, now and perhaps that ever will be.(Photo: Kent Gavin/Keystone/Getty Images)

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