No doubt about it, in my career Ron Lyle hit me the hardest. One time he hit me so hard I didn’t see it until I saw it on film when I woke up!
GEORGE FOREMANForgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.
More George Foreman Quotes
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Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.
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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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If you don’t dream, you might as well be dead.
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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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I think its so good for boxing when a new guy or new blood as we call it, makes a big statement.
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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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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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My kids idea of a hard life is to live in a house with only one phone.
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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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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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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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If you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it.
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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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Growing up poor, I didn’t even have a lunch to take to school.
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