I was a tiger, a good fighter, in good shape, but I was always nervous before boxing matches.
GEORGE FOREMANWithout appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.
More George Foreman Quotes
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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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Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.
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I’ve seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won.
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The age of 40 is not a death sentence.
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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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Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.
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As long as I’m reading, I’m at home.
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Being angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head.
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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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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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As an entrepreneur, don’t follow the crowd; let them follow you.
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I get up in the morning looking for an adventure.
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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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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 look at my children and one thing I’m most proud of, in my heart, are my children.
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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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I respect that you want to protect your niece. You know, I didn’t want my daughter to become a boxer. Neither did Mohammad. But Joe Frazier, on the other hand, he had his baby girl boxing in the crib.
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If you want to be obsessed to be your best, you must get ride of the negative things that are weighing you down.
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Just look at the great Nelson Mandela. He came out of prison and saved his entire country. Some of the best people in the world have spent time in prison.
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Excellence isn’t achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You’ve got to have both.
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It’s great to reminisce about good memories of my past. It was enjoyable when it was today.
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Evil lurks where disappointment lodges.
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A boxer never sees the big one that hits him.
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One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person.
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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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When I was a boxer, I wanted to be champion of the world, not the richest man in the world.
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