Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.
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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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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I know from experience that you should never give up on yourself or others, no matter what.
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Excellence isn’t achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You’ve got to have both.
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If you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it.
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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!
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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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Growing up poor, I didn’t even have a lunch to take to school.
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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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The age of 40 is not a death sentence.
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There’s more to boxing than hitting. There’s not getting hit, for instance.
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Being angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head.
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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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As bad as your situation may be, someone else always has it worse than you.
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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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In 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.
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