As long as I’m reading, I’m at home.
GEORGE FOREMANSure the fight was fixed. I fixed it with a right hand.
More George Foreman Quotes
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I think its so good for boxing when a new guy or new blood as we call it, makes a big statement.
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All I’ve ever tried to tell anyone is that I’m not a black man or a white man or anything else. All I’ve ever been was an American.
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I was a tiger, a good fighter, in good shape, but I was always nervous before boxing matches.
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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.
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Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.
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I am a winner each and every time I go into the ring.
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I want to keep fighting because it’s the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don’t fight, I’ll eat this planet.
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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.
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Changing your nature is the hardest thing to do. But I discovered that you can be who you choose to be.
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When I was a boxer, I wanted to be champion of the world, not the richest man in the world.
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These guys from the nation’s capital – now they do a lot of thinking. Referring to boxers from D.C., not politicians.
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Everybody wants to be somebody. The thing you have to do is give them confidence they can. You have to give a kid a dream.
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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.
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I think sleeping was my problem in school. If school had started at 4:00 in the afternoon, I’d be a college graduate today.
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Filling a need is not merely good business; it’s a basic attitude towards life. If you see a need, do whatever you can to meet that need.
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Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.
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You never help others by allowing them to getaway with giving less than their best efforts.
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I know from experience that you should never give up on yourself or others, no matter what.
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Evil lurks where disappointment lodges.
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Read the Bible; it is your roadmap through life.
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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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Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.
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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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Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.
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One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person.
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There’s more to boxing than hitting. There’s not getting hit, for instance.
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