Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.
GEORGE FOREMANExcellence isn’t achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You’ve got to have both.
More George Foreman Quotes
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As a child I was sometimes so hungry that I used to dream that one day I’d get locked in a grocery store.
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I was a tiger, a good fighter, in good shape, but I was always nervous before boxing matches.
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I am a winner each and every time I go into the ring.
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I think sleeping was my problem in school. If school had started at 4:00 in the afternoon, I’d be a college graduate today.
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Read the Bible; it is your roadmap through life.
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People are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more than a boxing match.
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No doubt about it, in my career Ron Lyle hit me the hardest. One time he hit me so hard I didn’t see it until I saw it on film when I woke up!
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As long as I’m reading, I’m at home.
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One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person.
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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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Anytime I can sneak in a moment to fish and ride horses, I’m a happy camper!
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That’s my gift. I let that negativity roll off me like water off a duck’s back. If it’s not positive, I didn’t hear it. If you can overcome that, fights are easy.
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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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Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.
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If you can maintain that integrity in whatever you do, you can’t go wrong.
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Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.
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Choose wise and Godly people to advise you.
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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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We, too, need to be patient, especially when it comes to reaching new goals.
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Being angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head.
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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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If you don’t dream, you might as well be dead.
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If you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it.
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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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To be successful in life, you must get in the habit of turning negatives into positives.
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