Quotes of famous people

“Better off? The point is illustrated by the great African American boxer Muhammad Ali. In the early 1970s Muhammad Ali fought for the heavyweight title against George Foreman. The fight was held in the African nation of Zaire; it was insensitively called the "rumble in the jungle." Ali won the fight, and upon returning to the United States, he was asked by a reporter, "Champ, what did you think of Africa?" Ali replied, "Thank God my granddaddy got on that boat!" There is a characteristic mischievous pungency to Ali's remark, yet it also expresses a widely held sentiment. Ali recognizes that for all the horror of slavery, it was the transmission belt that brought Africans into the orbit of Western freedom. The slaves were not better off—the boat Ali refers to brought the slaves through a horrific Middle Passage to a life of painful servitude—yet their descendants today, even if they won't admit it, are better off. Ali was honest enough to admit it.”

“I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.”

“Islam is a religion that wants to run the world. It has done so before and eventually, will run it (again)…. Islam came and abrogated all (other religions)…. Its high time Iraq established a Just Islamic regime under the supervision of the Grand Ayatollah Sistani and God willing, they will get somewhere.”

“A lot of people don't want to make their own decisions. They're too scared. It's much easier to be told what to do.”

“You have to see yourself winning before you win”

“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.”

“I used steroids. It was a risky thing to do, but I have no regrets. It was what I had to do to compete. The danger with steroids is overusage. I only did it before a difficult competition – for two months, but not for a period of time that could harm me. And then afterward, it was over. I would stop. I have no health problems, no kidney damage or anything like that from using them.”

“Why not? With my way of thinking, you always shoot for the top.”

“If it can bleed, we can kill it.”

“Just like in bodybuilding, failure is also a necessary experience for growth in our own lives, for if we're never tested to our limits, how will we know how strong we really are? How will we ever grow?”

“Positive thinking can be contagious. Being surrounded by winners helps you develop into a winner.”

“There are no shortcuts—everything is reps, reps, reps.”

“Stop whining.”

“What is the point of being on this Earth if you are going to be like everyone else?”

“Marijuana… That's not a drug, that's a plant.”

“Strength does not come from winning.”

“Most young women do not welcome promiscuous advances. (Either that, or my luck's terrible.)”

“Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him.”

“I'll teach you to kick me…'
You don't need to teach me--I already know how!”