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How does Ambition connect to the bigger picture? Muhammad Ali understood these relationships deeply. This collection shows you how they integrated Ambition into their broader philosophy, with each quote fully sourced. Use it to build coherent mental models rather than collecting isolated ideas. When you need Muhammad Ali's systematic thinking on Ambition, start here.
"I am the astronaut of boxing. Joe Louis and Jack Dempsey were just jet pilots. I'm in a world of my own."
"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."
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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."
"Life is a gamble. You can get hurt... To be a champion, you have to take the risk."
"I'm a showman. I'm the greatest of all time."
"I’m so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark."
"Truly great people in history never wanted to be great for themselves. All they wanted was the chance to do good for others."
"I figure I'll be the champ for about ten years and then I'll let my brother take over."
"If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize."
"The man who has no imagination has no wings."
"It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am."
"I’m not the greatest; I’m the double greatest."
"What keeps me going is goals."
"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."
"My only fault is that I don't realize how great I really am."
"I'm the most famous person in the world."
"At home I am a nice guy: but I don't want the world to know. Humble people, I've found, don't get very far."
"I'm the most recognized and loved man that ever lived because there weren't no satellites when Jesus and Moses were around."
"If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, they can sure make something out of you."
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