I Can Love Freedom And

I'm Not Going To Be That Kind Of A Fighter. I'm Going To Dance And Be Pretty. I'm Just Going To Win On Points.and If I Hurt My Man I'm Going To Let Him Go And I'm Not Going To Kill Him Just Because Somebody's Watching.

Float Like A Butterfly, Sting Like A Bee. The Hands Can't Hit What The Eyes Can't See.

I Strongly Object To The Fact That So Many Newspapers Have Given The American Public And The World The Impression That I Have Only Two Alternatives In Taking This Stand: Either I Go To Jail Or Go To The Army. There Is Another Alternative And That Alternative Is Justice. If Justice Prevails, If My Constitutional Rights Are Upheld, I Will Be Forced To Go Neither To The Army Nor Jail. In The End I Am Confident That Justice Will Come My Way For The Truth Must Eventually Prevail.

When I Was A Kid I Got Mad Enough To Want To Kill Somebody But As You Travel The World And I'm Struggling With A Freedom Fight Against Nations, You Can't Get Enough Hate In You To Be Mad At One Man Just Because It's A Boxing Match. Never. Even Floyd Paterson, Who Condemned My Islamic Religion And Didn't Want To Call Me Muhammad Ali And Said I Should've Gone To The Army And I Should Be In Jail.

I Do Need Publicity But Not For What I Do For Good. I Need Publicity For My Book. I Need Publicity For My Fights. I Need Publicity For My Movie But Not For Helping People. Then It Is No Longer Sincere.