Before I Became A Muslim,

I Don't Have To Be What You Want Me To Be.

The Man Of Least Capacity Is The One Who Shows Himself Incapable Of Self-correction.

I Had To Prove You Could Be A New Kind Of Black Man. I Had To Show The World.

Truly Great People In History Never Wanted To Be Great For Themselves. All They Wanted Was The Chance To Do Good For Others And Be Close To God.

On My Twelfth Birthday, I Got A New Bicycle As A Present From My Folks, And I Rode It To A Fair That Was Being Held At The Columbia Gymnasium, And When I Come Out, My Bike Was Gone. I Was So Mad I Was Crying, And A Policeman, Joe Martin, Come Up And I Told Him I Was Going To Whip Whoever Took My Bike. He Said I Ought To Take Some Boxing Lessons To Learn How To Whip The Thief Better, And I Did. That's When I Started Fighting.