As bad as your situation may be, someone else always has it worse than you.
GEORGE FOREMANWhen I was a boxer, I wanted to be champion of the world, not the richest man in the world.
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People are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more than a boxing match.
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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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Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.
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The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.
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One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person.
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I know from experience that you should never give up on yourself or others, no matter what.
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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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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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Growing up poor, I didn’t even have a lunch to take to school.
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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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A hero is someone right who doesn’t change.
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I always carried a small American flag red white and blue with me so people would know I was from America.
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Excellence isn’t achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You’ve got to have both.
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Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.
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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 get up in the morning looking for an adventure.
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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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My mother was watching on television and she doesn’t want me to hurt anyone.
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I’ve seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won.
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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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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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The age of 40 is not a death sentence.
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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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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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I want to keep fighting because it’s the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don’t fight, I’ll eat this planet.
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Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.
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