I didn’t come back for the money. I just got sick of beating people up for free.
GEORGE FOREMANAnytime I can sneak in a moment to fish and ride horses, I’m a happy camper!
More George Foreman Quotes
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People are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more than a boxing match.
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That’s my gift. I let that negativity roll off me like water off a duck’s back. If it’s not positive, I didn’t hear it. If you can overcome that, fights are easy.
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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 hope to have one more boxing match at the age of 55. Given that demographic at the age of 55 to 65, you’ve got to make a statement with your life. Otherwise, you are just existing.
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My whole family likes to play basketball. George II plays for his high school team and George III and George IV and George V are going to be good players. One day we’re going to have a team and call it Georgetown.
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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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Being angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head.
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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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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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Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.
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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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If you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it.
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If you can look in your mother’s eyes and she’s proud of you, then you’re a champion.
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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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When I was a boxer, I wanted to be champion of the world, not the richest man in the world.
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