Muhammed Ali was a boxer with words as strong as punches. The champ provided the sports world and far beyond with a catalog of quotes as legendary as the man himself. Ali passed away Friday at age 74.

The years-long small-screen friendship between Dick Cavett and Muhammad Ali is recounted in "Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes," a new documentary premiering Tuesday (9 p.m.) on HBO.

Muhammad Ali was beloved around the world, but perhaps one of his unlikeliest friends was Sen. Orrin Hatch, who remembered the three-time heavyweight champion at his funeral on Friday.

Check out our collection of the best Muhammad Ali quotes to inspire and motivate you to keep pushing for greatness, no matter what you're going through. 1. Recognize your abilities. Advertisement ...

Playwright Will Power was in a bookstore in San Francisco a few years ago when he came across a book on Muhammad Ali that had a picture of the champ with his "Secret Strategist"—Stepin Fetchit ...

From wisdom and motivation to humor and more, here's 26 of Muhammad Ali's best quotes. In no particular order, but starting off with what is perhaps his most famous. 1.

AP Ali spoke with introspection after losing to Ken Norton in 1973, despite 5-1 odds in his favor: 1. "I never thought of losing, but now that it's happened, the only thing is to do it right.

-- Muhammad Ali will always be remembered both for his powerful jabs in the ring and his playful barbs outside -- and one man who was a frequent foil for his one liners was ABC sportscaster Howard ...

Muhammad Ali, the three-time world heavyweight boxing champion and global icon, died Friday at a hospital in Phoenix. He was 74. In 1984, Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson’s syndrome, a disease ...

Muhammad Ali, the legendary heavyweight champion, died on Friday at the age of 74. He was known perhaps as much for his wit and wisdom as his boxing skill. Here are some of Ali’s own words to ...