“I have wrestled with an alligator I done tussled with a whale I done handcuffed lighting Thrown thunder in jail Only last week, I murdered a rock Injured a stone, hospitalized a brick. I’m so mean, I make medicine sick.”— Muhammad Ali (transcribed by Mark McClusky), wired.com
“They've never had a Black man stand up and identify with the struggle of his people.”— Muhammad Ali, youtube.com
“But to be in a locker room before a big game and to gather a team around and to look at grown men with tears in their eyes huddling close to each other…reaching out to be part of each other…to look into strong faces, which say, “If we can only do it today”…to be with aggressive, ambitious people who…”— Joe Paterno, graduationwisdom.com
“The times when you really appreciate surfing are the times you're really sort of becoming one with nature. Surfing's as raw as a sport as it gets.”— Kelly Slater, surf-quotes.tumblr.com