I do believe he’s the greatest, but forget about boxing – give that to Joe Louis, or somebody – I believe he’s one of the greatest men I’ve ever met.
GEORGE FOREMANI think sleeping was my problem in school. If school had started at 4:00 in the afternoon, I’d be a college graduate today.
More George Foreman Quotes
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There’s more to boxing than hitting. There’s not getting hit, for instance.
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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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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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As bad as your situation may be, someone else always has it worse than you.
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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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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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People are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more than a boxing match.
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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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When I was a boxer, I wanted to be champion of the world, not the richest man in the world.
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They say I don’t fight guys unless they’re on a respirator. That’s incorrect. They have to be at least 3 days off a respirator.
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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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One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person.
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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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Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.
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A boxer never sees the big one that hits him.
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