Muhammad Ali How Great I Am Speech

Muhammad Ali Speech Waldorf Astoria Hotel 1974

And I'm better now

than I was when you saw that 22-years old

undeveloped kid running from Sonny Liston.

I'm experienced now, professional.

Jaws been broke,

been knocked down a couple of times,

I'm bad! Been chopping trees.

I’ve done something new for this fight.

I have wrestled with an alligator.

That's right.

I have wrestled with an alligator.

I tussled with a whale.

I've handcuffed lightning;

Thrown thunder in jail.

That’s bad.

Only last week, I murdered a rock;

injured a stone;

hospitalized a brick;

I'm so mean I make medicine sick.

Bad, fast! Fast! Fast!

Last night, I cut the light

of in my bedroom hit the switch

and was in bed before the room was dark.

Fast...

You, George Foreman,

All you chumps are gonna bow

when I whoop him, all of you,

I know you got him,

I know you’ve got him picked,

but the man is in trouble.

I’m gonna show you how great I am!