Excellence isn’t achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You’ve got to have both.
GEORGE FOREMANBoxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.
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Excellence isn’t achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You’ve got to have both.
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If you want to be obsessed to be your best, you must get ride of the negative things that are weighing you down.
GEORGE FOREMANIf you want to be obsessed to be your best, you must get ride of the negative things that are weighing you down.
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The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters.
GEORGE FOREMANThe referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters.
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Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.
GEORGE FOREMANWithout appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.
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The age of 40 is not a death sentence.
GEORGE FOREMANThe age of 40 is not a death sentence.
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I do believe he’s the greatest, but forget about boxing – give that to Joe Louis, or somebody – I believe he’s one of the greatest men I’ve ever met.
GEORGE FOREMANI do believe he’s the greatest, but forget about boxing – give that to Joe Louis, or somebody – I believe he’s one of the greatest men I’ve ever met.
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You never help others by allowing them to getaway with giving less than their best efforts.
GEORGE FOREMANYou never help others by allowing them to getaway with giving less than their best efforts.
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They say I don’t fight guys unless they’re on a respirator. That’s incorrect. They have to be at least 3 days off a respirator.
GEORGE FOREMANThey say I don’t fight guys unless they’re on a respirator. That’s incorrect. They have to be at least 3 days off a respirator.
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Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.
GEORGE FOREMANBoxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.
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My kids idea of a hard life is to live in a house with only one phone.
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As long as I’m reading, I’m at home.
GEORGE FOREMANAs long as I’m reading, I’m at home.
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As bad as your situation may be, someone else always has it worse than you.
GEORGE FOREMANAs bad as your situation may be, someone else always has it worse than you.
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There ain’t nothing like being in the corner, and the trainer is whispering in your ear and another guy is putting in your mouthpiece. Five seconds to go, the boom! The bell. It’s more exciting than looking down a cliff.
GEORGE FOREMANThere ain’t nothing like being in the corner, and the trainer is whispering in your ear and another guy is putting in your mouthpiece. Five seconds to go, the boom! The bell. It’s more exciting than looking down a cliff.
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A boxer never sees the big one that hits him.
GEORGE FOREMANA boxer never sees the big one that hits him.
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In boxing, I had a lot of fear. Fear was good. But, for the first time, in the bout with Muhammad Ali, I didn’t have any fear. I thought, “This is easy. This is what I’ve been waiting for”. No fear at all. No nervousness. And I lost.
GEORGE FOREMANIn boxing, I had a lot of fear. Fear was good. But, for the first time, in the bout with Muhammad Ali, I didn’t have any fear. I thought, “This is easy. This is what I’ve been waiting for”. No fear at all. No nervousness. And I lost.
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Being angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head.
GEORGE FOREMANBeing angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head.
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