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Pump-Up Speeches from Sports That Will Fire You Up | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

“I done wrestled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale, only last week I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalized a brick. I'm so mean I make medicine sick.”

Picking a favorite Muhammad Ali quote is about as difficult as texting after last call, but his 1974 ode to being bad is a good place to begin your search.

Prior to the famous "Rumble in the Jungle" match against George Foreman, Ali—who was a major underdog—let loose with one of the most quotable tirades in sports history.

This clip will inspire you to punch a few holes in your living room wall, but the energy rush is absolutely worth your security deposit.