Growing up poor, I didn’t even have a lunch to take to school.
GEORGE FOREMANDon’t let any opportunity lead you away from serving God. That’s a price that’s too high to pay.
More George Foreman Quotes
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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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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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It embarrasses me to think of all those years I was buying silk suits and alligator shoes that were hurting my feet; cars that I just parked, and the dust would just build up on them.
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Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.
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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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As long as I’m reading, I’m at home.
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Read the Bible; it is your roadmap through life.
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If you can maintain that integrity in whatever you do, you can’t go wrong.
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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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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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We, too, need to be patient, especially when it comes to reaching new goals.
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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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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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It’s great to reminisce about good memories of my past. It was enjoyable when it was today.
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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.
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The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.
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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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Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.
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As an entrepreneur, don’t follow the crowd; let them follow you.
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Sure the fight was fixed. I fixed it with a right hand.
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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.
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The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters.
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My mother was watching on television and she doesn’t want me to hurt anyone.
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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 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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Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.
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