As an entrepreneur, don’t follow the crowd; let them follow you.
GEORGE FOREMANThese guys from the nation’s capital – now they do a lot of thinking. Referring to boxers from D.C., not politicians.
More George Foreman Quotes
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Being angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head.
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Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.
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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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Anytime I can sneak in a moment to fish and ride horses, I’m a happy camper!
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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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It’s great to reminisce about good memories of my past. It was enjoyable when it was today.
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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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All the dogs I have are German shepherds from Germany, and I fly them back to Germany to show them.
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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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There’s more to boxing than hitting. There’s not getting hit, for instance.
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Sure the fight was fixed. I fixed it with a right hand.
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I want to keep fighting because it’s the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don’t fight, I’ll eat this planet.
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A boxer never sees the big one that hits him.
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Don’t let any opportunity lead you away from serving God. That’s a price that’s too high to pay.
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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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Many people fail not so much because of their mistakes; they fail because they are afraid to try.
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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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Everybody wants to be somebody. The thing you have to do is give them confidence they can. You have to give a kid a dream.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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