I don't smoke but I keep a match box in my pocket, when my heart slips towards sin, I burn the matchstick and heat my palm with it, then say to myself, "Ali you can't even bear this heat, how would you bear the unbearable heat of hellfire?

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God will not place a burden on a man's shoulders knowing that he cannot carry it.

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You're not going to enjoy every minute of the journey, but the success you'll find at the end will make it all worth it.

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We can't be brave without fear.

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Success is not achieved by winning all the time. Real success comes when we rise after we fall. Some mountains are higher than others. Some roads steeper than the next. There are hardships and setbacks but you cannot let them stop you. Even on the steepest road you must not turn back.

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My toughest opponent has always been me.

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The only limitations one has, are the ones they place on themselves

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You dont lose if you get knocked down; you lose if you stay down.

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I try to learn as much as I can because I know nothing compared to what I need to know.

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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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