Ali's belief in himself was something I picked up on, and it's become my own philosophy.

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We're all given some sort of skill in life. Mine just happens to be beating up on people.

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Before the start of the '76 Olympics, I'd had 160 amateur fights. I won 155 and lost five.

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I was painfully initiated into boxing, because the guys I fought were a lot bigger than me.

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I'm not religious, but I believe that what I have is a gift, and I respect it and live up to it.

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Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom. I had a good resume.

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I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing; if I hurt a guy, I normally take him out.

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When I turned pro, Muhammad Ali was laying back, and I was able to fill up an area that was empty.

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When I'm not in training. I'll walk around the streets at 153, but it's not solid; it's my socializing weight.

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I've never believed in tying myself up in a long-range contract, and I've been very outspoken on that subject.

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