When I was a kid in Houston, we were so poor we couldn’t afford the last 2 letters, so we called ourselves po’.
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’.
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My kids idea of a hard life is to live in a house with only one phone.
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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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I’ve seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won.
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You live and learn. Then you die and forget it all.
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Growing up poor, I didn’t even have a lunch to take to school.
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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 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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Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.
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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 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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I know from experience that you should never give up on yourself or others, no matter what.
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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 can look in your mother’s eyes and she’s proud of you, then you’re a champion.
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The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.
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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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