When I was a kid in Houston, we were so poor we couldn’t afford the last 2 letters, so we called ourselves po’.
GEORGE FOREMANMy kids idea of a hard life is to live in a house with only one phone.
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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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I was a tiger, a good fighter, in good shape, but I was always nervous before boxing matches.
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Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.
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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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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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If you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it.
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Growing up poor, I didn’t even have a lunch to take to school.
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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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The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.
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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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My kids idea of a hard life is to live in a house with only one phone.
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All the dogs I have are German shepherds from Germany, and I fly them back to Germany to show them.
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Excellence isn’t achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You’ve got to have both.
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I’ve seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won.
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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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