I was a tiger, a good fighter, in good shape, but I was always nervous before boxing matches.
GEORGE FOREMANI didn’t come back for the money. I just got sick of beating people up for free.
More George Foreman Quotes
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The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.
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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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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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Evil lurks where disappointment lodges.
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As an entrepreneur, don’t follow the crowd; let them follow you.
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Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.
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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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The age of 40 is not a death sentence.
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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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Learn to sell and you’ll never starve
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Excellence isn’t achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You’ve got to have both.
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Read the Bible; it is your roadmap through life.
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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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Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.
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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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