Changing your nature is the hardest thing to do. But I discovered that you can be who you choose to be.
GEORGE FOREMANWe, too, need to be patient, especially when it comes to reaching new goals.
More George Foreman Quotes
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The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters.
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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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I’ve seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won.
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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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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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Choose wise and Godly people to advise you.
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As bad as your situation may be, someone else always has it worse than you.
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Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.
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People are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more than a boxing match.
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I always carried a small American flag red white and blue with me so people would know I was from America.
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The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.
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There’s more to boxing than hitting. There’s not getting hit, for instance.
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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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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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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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Growing up poor, I didn’t even have a lunch to take to school.
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One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person.
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A hero is someone right who doesn’t change.
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Excellence isn’t achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You’ve got to have both.
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Today the biggest decisions I make aren’t related to the heavyweight title. They are whether I visit McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy’s, or Jack-in-the-Box.
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Don’t let any opportunity lead you away from serving God. That’s a price that’s too high to pay.
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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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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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Evil lurks where disappointment lodges.
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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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