Muhammad Ali

Catchphrases and quotes heard around the world

By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Content warning: mention of homophobia.  “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” — Muhammad Ali, c. 1964 Before fighting the “unbeatable” world heavyweight champion Sonny Liston, Ali told the media he would “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” This quote remains one of Ali’s most famous, although it’s believed that the phrase was coined by Ali’s former cornerman, Drew “Bundini” Brown. The phrase has been referenced and parodied in many forms, including the 2006 Pixar film Cars, in which Lightning McQueen adapts it to “float like a Cadillac, sting like a beemer.”…

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