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Daniyal Mohammad Reza Ali Nazari is a Pakistani former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in Denmark, he played for the Pakistan national team. Ali had been praised for his dribbling abilities and commitment on the pitch.

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“Ain't no reason for me to kill nobody in the ring, unless they deserve it.”
— Comment after the match with Jimmy Ellis was stopped by the referee in the twelfth round (July 1971)
“Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.”
— As quoted in Jet magazine Vol. 58, No. 1 (August 1992)
“I'm retiring because there are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.”
— As quoted by Roger Dawson in Secrets of Power Persuasion for Salespeople (2003), p. 192
“I'd like for them to say he took a few cups of love, he took one tablespoon of patience, teaspoon of generosity, one pint of kindness. He took one quart of laughter, one pinch of concern, and then, he mix willingness with happiness, he added lots of faith, and he stired it up well, then he spreads it over his span of a lifetime, and he served it to each and every deserving person he met.”
— Response to the question, "What would you like people to think about you when you've gone?" by George Plimpton at the end of an interview (video)
“That's the only way you gonna save this sucker. He's doomed.”
— Comment about George Foreman prior to the "Rumble in the Jungle" match, when referee Clayton warned Ali that if he didn't stop talking he would stop the fight. (30 October 1974)
“Over the years my religion has changed and my spirituality has evolved. Religion and spirituality are very different, but people often confuse the two. Some things cannot be taught, but they can be awakened in the heart. Spirituality is recognizing the divine light that is within us all. It doesn't belong to any particular religion; it belongs to everyone.”
— p. xvi

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Notable quotes

“Ain't no reason for me to kill nobody in the ring, unless they deserve it.”
— Comment after the match with Jimmy Ellis was stopped by the referee in the twelfth round (July 1971)
“Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.”
— As quoted in Jet magazine Vol. 58, No. 1 (August 1992)
“I'm retiring because there are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.”
— As quoted by Roger Dawson in Secrets of Power Persuasion for Salespeople (2003), p. 192
“I'd like for them to say he took a few cups of love, he took one tablespoon of patience, teaspoon of generosity, one pint of kindness. He took one quart of laughter, one pinch of concern, and then, he mix willingness with happiness, he added lots of faith, and he stired it up well, then he spreads it over his span of a lifetime, and he served it to each and every deserving person he met.”
— Response to the question, "What would you like people to think about you when you've gone?" by George Plimpton at the end of an interview (video)
“That's the only way you gonna save this sucker. He's doomed.”
— Comment about George Foreman prior to the "Rumble in the Jungle" match, when referee Clayton warned Ali that if he didn't stop talking he would stop the fight. (30 October 1974)
“Over the years my religion has changed and my spirituality has evolved. Religion and spirituality are very different, but people often confuse the two. Some things cannot be taught, but they can be awakened in the heart. Spirituality is recognizing the divine light that is within us all. It doesn't belong to any particular religion; it belongs to everyone.”
— p. xvi

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

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Muhammad Ali across IJR

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Muhammad Ali across IJR