There’s no question the world lost one of its brightest shining beacons last year when Muhammad Ali passed away.
“The People’s Champion” would have been 75 years-old on Tuesday. Not only was he the greatest boxer of all-time, he was an artist, a humanitarian and an inspiration to countless people spanning several generations.
Part of that inspiration came from his words. So, below are just a few of our all-time favorite quotes from The Greatest.
Happy birthday, champ.
Josh Helmuth is the editor of Crave Sports.
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Muhammad Ali Best Quotes
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"Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them -- a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill."
UNITED STATES - APRIL 22: During a visit to the training room of the boxer in Miami, the BEATLES were acting as they were knocked out by the American boxer Muhammad ALI, became recently boxe World Champion. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)
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"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."
19 Jul 1996: Muhammad Ali holds the torch before lighting the Olympic Flame during the Opening Ceremony of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. Mandatory Credit: Michael Cooper /
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"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."
Sonny Liston lies out for the count after being KO'd in the first round of his return title fight by world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, Lewiston, Maine, May 25, 1965. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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"Don't count the days; make the days count."
19th December 1978: Heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali with his daughters Laila (9 months) and Hanna (2 years 5 months) at Grosvenor House. (Photo by Frank Tewkesbury/Evening Standard/Getty Images)
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"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. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration, it's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing."
LONG ISLAND, NY - MAY 17: Cassius Clay, 20 year old heavyweight contender from Louisville, Kentucky poses for the camera on May 17, 1962 in Long Island, New York. (Photo by Stanley Weston/Getty Images)
