8 seconds sound clip from the The Greatest (1977) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:30:13.600 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- I promise you, if I ever fight again, if I ever fight again, I'll be in top condition. I promise. And then God will be with me.
- Ali sticks out a left hand. It's short of the mark. Norton coming in on him. Ali drives both hands to the head in a vicious flurry. Norton takes them without a return.
- Ali drives a right, high on the head. Takes a left and a right to the jaw. Ali's better in this return bout.
- Final round. Norton covers up. Ali takes a left and a right high on the head. Norton puts a left hand to the body, drives Ali into the ropes. They're in a clinch.
- The bout is over. It has been a very, very close fight. Ken Norton goes back to his corner. Muhammad Ali is not sure whether or not he won this fight. He needs it for a match with George Foreman. Ken Norton is awaiting the decision. Ali is the winner.
- See, right now, it was hard to see, but Foreman just hit him with a hard punch. Foreman shook him up. He's out on his feet. Right now, Norton's in a dream world.
- Well, listen, Champ. Does it bother you to know that Foreman knocked him out and you only went the distance?
- No, it don't bother me.
- It shows you two main weaknesses Foreman's got.
- Well, what are they?
- He's never really been hit hard or knocked down, and never went over five or ten good rounds to test his endurance.
- Yes, sir. This is where it all starts. Right here in the training camp. What happens here determines what's going to happen in Africa.
- Well, I'm going to cut out in a minute or two. My doctor says it's okay to exercise, but when it becomes a strain, you better quit.
- Man, your doctor don't know what he's talking about. That's what you want to do: strain. You want to run until it pains. You want to run until your throat feels like sandpaper. You want to run until it feels like you're going to throw up.
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