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.
GEORGE FOREMANBoxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.
More George Foreman Quotes
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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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If you don’t dream, you might as well be dead.
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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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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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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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My mother was watching on television and she doesn’t want me to hurt anyone.
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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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I’ve seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won.
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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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Anytime I can sneak in a moment to fish and ride horses, I’m a happy camper!
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A boxer never sees the big one that hits him.
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As an entrepreneur, don’t follow the crowd; let them follow you.
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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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There’s more to boxing than hitting. There’s not getting hit, for instance.
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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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