Quotes about Perseverance
There were so many fellows ranked over me I couldn't just whoop them all. I had to out-shadow them by talking.
— Muhammad Ali
There live a great man named Joe / who was belittled by a loudmouth foe / While his rival would taunt and tease / Joe silently bore the stings / And then fought like gladiator in the ring
— Muhammad Ali
I can't see what God's plan is. I just know I've got to live with it.
— Muhammad Ali
If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize.
— Muhammad Ali
Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents people die every day. Same with fighters: some die, some get hurt, some go on. You just don't let yourself believe it will happen to you.
— Muhammad Ali
I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'
— Muhammad Ali
He who hits and runs away, lives to fight another day.
— Muhammad Ali
You don't have to be in a boxing ring to be a great fighter. As long as you are true to yourself, you will succeed in your fight for that in which you believe.
— Muhammad Ali
You don't lose when you get knocked down. You lose when you stay down.
— Muhammad Ali
As for me, I know no fighter can survive if he feels sorry for himself when he's defeated. When I accept a fight, I accept the consequences. I do everything to make the fight come out my way, but if I'm defeated I have to get up and come back again, no matter how humiliating the loss.
— Muhammad Ali
Often it isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the little pebble in your shoe.
— Muhammad Ali
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.
— Muhammad Ali