Here's a look at some of his most memorable quotes. The brash, underdog Muhammad Ali promised boxing fans he'd "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" against Sonny Liston. At age 22 ...

Here is a list of some of his best quotes (in no particular order): 1. "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. His hands can't hit what his eyes can't see. Now you see me, now you don't.

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can’t hit what the eyes can’t see.” The phrase was often repeated to describe his style in the ring, and became shorthand for the man ...

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can’t hit what the eyes can’t see.” The phrase was often repeated to describe his style in the ring, and became shorthand for the man ...

“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can’t hit what the eyes can’t see.” The phrase was often repeated to describe his style in the ring, and became shorthand for the man ...

Curator Shannon Pratt, 37 polishes a case containing a signed ‘Float like a butterfly sting like a bee’ robe worn by cornerman Bundini Brown at the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ fight.

No one could say it better than Ali. So why try? “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. Rumble, young man, rumble.” — 1964, before his fight with Sonny Liston “I’m king of the world!