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“I hated every minute of it. But I said to myself, 'Suffer now, and live the rest of your life as a champion'.”
Meaning: Ali described his boxing training to Newsweek in 1978, admitting he disliked the grind and endured it for the payoff. On a day you don't feel like practising, accept that dislike is normal and ask whether ten honest minutes now buys the result you want later. -
“It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.”
Meaning: Ali used this line to shrug off questions about the fame and violence around boxing, comparing his work to nature simply doing what it does. You can borrow the calm: treat your own craft as ordinary work, show up, do it well, and let results follow without drama.