There ain’t nothing like being in the corner, and the trainer is whispering in your ear and another guy is putting in your mouthpiece. Five seconds to go, the boom! The bell. It’s more exciting than looking down a cliff.
GEORGE FOREMANWithout appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.
More George Foreman Quotes
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I am a winner each and every time I go into the ring.
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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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Learn to sell and you’ll never starve
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Today the biggest decisions I make aren’t related to the heavyweight title. They are whether I visit McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy’s, or Jack-in-the-Box.
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Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.
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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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It’s great to reminisce about good memories of my past. It was enjoyable when it was today.
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Excellence isn’t achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You’ve got to have both.
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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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If you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it.
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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 can maintain that integrity in whatever you do, you can’t go wrong.
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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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You never help others by allowing them to getaway with giving less than their best efforts.
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My whole family likes to play basketball. George II plays for his high school team and George III and George IV and George V are going to be good players. One day we’re going to have a team and call it Georgetown.
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