Muhammad Ali was not only known for his success in the boxing ring but also the many confident and provocative quotes he said before and after his fights.
Below are a few of such quotes;

If you even dream of beating me you’d better wake up and apologize.

There are no pleasures in a fight but some of my fights have been a pleasure to win.

Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up.

There are more pleasant things to
do than beat up people.

My toughest fight was with my first wife.

When you can whip any man in the world, you never know peace. I’m a fighter.

I believe in the eye-for-an-eye business. I’m no cheek turner.

I got no respect for a man who won’t hit back. You kill my dog, you better hide your cat.

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

Jokes? There are no jokes. The truth is the funniest joke of all.

I’m the greatest, I’m a bad man, and I’m pretty!

I hated every minute of the training, but i told myself, don’t quit. Suffer now, and live the rest of your life as a champion. Champions aren´t made in the gyms.

Champions are made from
something they have deep inside
them – a desire, a dream, a vision.

I’ll beat him so bad he’ll need a
shoehorn to put his hat on.

I’m not the greatest; I’m the double greatest. Not only do I knock ‘em out, I pick the round.

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.

It’s not bragging if you can back it
up.

You been hearing about how bad I am since you were a little kid with mess in your pants!

Tonight, I’m gonna whip you till you cry like a baby. If Ali says a mosquito can pull a plow, don’t ask how. Hitch him up.

I’m retiring because there are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.

Joe Frazier is so ugly that when he
cries, the tears turn around and go
down the back of his head.

It’s just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.

I’m not the greatest; I’m the double greatest.

Not only do I knock ’em out,
I pick the round.

Once we realize we are all members of humanity, we will want to compete in the spirit of love.

When you are as great as I am it is
hard to be humble.

God gave me this illness to remind
me that I’m not Number One; He is.

It will be a killer, and a chiller, and a thriller, when I get the gorilla in
Manila.