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Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.
Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.
Approximate author period: c. 1960 AD · modern
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- Muhammad Ali
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- Approximate author period: c. 1960 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Muhammad Ali: documented activity in 1960. Wikidata Q36107, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36107 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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