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.
GEORGE FOREMANI 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.
GEORGE FOREMANThey 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.
GEORGE FOREMANIt 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.
GEORGE FOREMANThe question isn’t at what age I want to retire, it’s at what income.
GEORGE FOREMANExcellence isn’t achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You’ve got to have both.
GEORGE FOREMANForgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.
GEORGE FOREMANAll I’ve ever tried to tell anyone is that I’m not a black man or a white man or anything else. All I’ve ever been was an American.
GEORGE FOREMANI hope to have one more boxing match at the age of 55. Given that demographic at the age of 55 to 65, you’ve got to make a statement with your life. Otherwise, you are just existing.
GEORGE FOREMANIn boxing, I had a lot of fear. Fear was good. But, for the first time, in the bout with Muhammad Ali, I didn’t have any fear. I thought, “This is easy. This is what I’ve been waiting for”. No fear at all. No nervousness. And I lost.
GEORGE FOREMANBoxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.
GEORGE FOREMANDon’t let any opportunity lead you away from serving God. That’s a price that’s too high to pay.
GEORGE FOREMANMany people fail not so much because of their mistakes; they fail because they are afraid to try.
GEORGE FOREMANAnybody going into boxing already has brain damage.
GEORGE FOREMANI 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.
GEORGE FOREMANLearn to sell and you’ll never starve
GEORGE FOREMANRead the Bible; it is your roadmap through life.
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