Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.
GEORGE FOREMANIf 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.
More George Foreman Quotes
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If you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it.
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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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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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Many people fail not so much because of their mistakes; they fail because they are afraid to try.
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I think its so good for boxing when a new guy or new blood as we call it, makes a big statement.
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Growing up poor, I didn’t even have a lunch to take to school.
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Learn to sell and you’ll never starve
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Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.
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If you can maintain that integrity in whatever you do, you can’t go wrong.
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A hero is someone right who doesn’t change.
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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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All the dogs I have are German shepherds from Germany, and I fly them back to Germany to show them.
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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.
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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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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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