When I was a boxer, I wanted to be champion of the world, not the richest man in the world.
GEORGE FOREMANMy mother was watching on television and she doesn’t want me to hurt anyone.
More George Foreman Quotes
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I didn’t come back for the money. I just got sick of beating people up for free.
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If you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it.
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All the dogs I have are German shepherds from Germany, and I fly them back to Germany to show them.
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A boxer never sees the big one that hits him.
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People are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more than a boxing match.
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Choose wise and Godly people to advise you.
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I’m working for the Lord, and even though the Lord’s pay isn’t very high, his retirement program is.
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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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Growing up poor, I didn’t even have a lunch to take to school.
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I am a winner each and every time I go into the ring.
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Evil lurks where disappointment lodges.
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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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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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If you don’t dream, you might as well be dead.
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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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Read the Bible; it is your roadmap through life.
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The question isn’t at what age I want to retire, it’s at what income.
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When I was a kid in Houston, we were so poor we couldn’t afford the last 2 letters, so we called ourselves po’.
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Many people fail not so much because of their mistakes; they fail because they are afraid to try.
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Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.
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To be successful in life, you must get in the habit of turning negatives into positives.
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Being angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head.
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The age of 40 is not a death sentence.
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Excellence isn’t achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You’ve got to have both.
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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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Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.
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