Growing up poor, I didn’t even have a lunch to take to school.
GEORGE FOREMANBoxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.
More George Foreman Quotes
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We, too, need to be patient, especially when it comes to reaching new goals.
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If you can maintain that integrity in whatever you do, you can’t go wrong.
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I respect that you want to protect your niece. You know, I didn’t want my daughter to become a boxer. Neither did Mohammad. But Joe Frazier, on the other hand, he had his baby girl boxing in the crib.
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If something is worth doing, it is worth doing right. I take that one step further. You shouldn’t do anything unless you do it right.
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The age of 40 is not a death sentence.
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Being angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head.
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Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.
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Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.
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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.
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Nobody can do everything well, so learn how to delegate responsibility to other winners and then hold them accountable for their decisions.
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The question isn’t at what age I want to retire, it’s at what income.
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It embarrasses me to think of all those years I was buying silk suits and alligator shoes that were hurting my feet; cars that I just parked, and the dust would just build up on them.
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Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.
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Heroes have a rough time because they stand up when they ought not to, they speak when they ought not to; they always have to go that extra mile.
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I look at my children and one thing I’m most proud of, in my heart, are my children.
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