1. “We gon’ float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. AH! Rumble, young man rumble! AH!” Mohammed Ali.

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Mohammed Ali is in at number one because if you only remember one quote from the sport of boxing it’s probably this. Some say it was actually Bundini, Ali’s trainer who coined the phrase but I suspect no one cares about him.

This quote has inspired and continues to inspire many thinkers and doers of all backgrounds and professions, not just boxing. Not many boxing phrases eclipse the sport on the level this phrase has. Plus, it’s only fitting that the number one quote winds up being said by boxing’s number one best.