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.
GEORGE FOREMANWhen I was a kid in Houston, we were so poor we couldn’t afford the last 2 letters, so we called ourselves po’.
More George Foreman Quotes
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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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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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Many people fail not so much because of their mistakes; they fail because they are afraid to try.
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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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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 always carried a small American flag red white and blue with me so people would know I was from America.
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We, too, need to be patient, especially when it comes to reaching new goals.
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As bad as your situation may be, someone else always has it worse than you.
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The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.
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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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I didn’t come back for the money. I just got sick of beating people up for free.
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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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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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The age of 40 is not a death sentence.
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I’ve seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won.
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