Growing up poor, I didn’t even have a lunch to take to school.
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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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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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 am a winner each and every time I go into the ring.
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I get up in the morning looking for an adventure.
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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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There’s more to boxing than hitting. There’s not getting hit, for instance.
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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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Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.
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As an entrepreneur, don’t follow the crowd; let them follow you.
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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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To be successful in life, you must get in the habit of turning negatives into positives.
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Excellence isn’t achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You’ve got to have both.
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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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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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