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.
GEORGE FOREMANThe referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters.
More George Foreman Quotes
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I am a winner each and every time I go into the ring.
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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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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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The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.
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Read the Bible; it is your roadmap through life.
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I get up in the morning looking for an adventure.
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As bad as your situation may be, someone else always has it worse than you.
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My mother was watching on television and she doesn’t want me to hurt anyone.
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Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.
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One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person.
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If you want to be obsessed to be your best, you must get ride of the negative things that are weighing you down.
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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 didn’t come back for the money. I just got sick of beating people up for free.
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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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