10 Inspirational life quotes from Muhammad Ali

“Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.”

“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. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”

“Live everyday as if it were your last because someday you’re going to be right.”

“Don’t count the days; make the days count.”

“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.”

“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”

“Silence is golden when you can’t think of a good answer.”

“It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.”

“I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world.”

“Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn’t matter which color does the hating. It’s just plain wrong.”

This story was originally published June 5, 2016 at 12:35 AM with the headline "10 Inspirational life quotes from Muhammad Ali."