Excellence isn’t achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You’ve got to have both.
GEORGE FOREMANYou never help others by allowing them to getaway with giving less than their best efforts.
More George Foreman Quotes
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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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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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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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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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These guys from the nation’s capital – now they do a lot of thinking. Referring to boxers from D.C., not politicians.
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If you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it.
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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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As an entrepreneur, don’t follow the crowd; let them follow you.
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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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If you don’t dream, you might as well be dead.
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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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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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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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Heroes have a rough time because they stand up when they ought not to, they speak when they ought not to; they always have to go that extra mile.
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If you can look in your mother’s eyes and she’s proud of you, then you’re a champion.
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