I’m working for the Lord, and even though the Lord’s pay isn’t very high, his retirement program is.
GEORGE FOREMANI look at my children and one thing I’m most proud of, in my heart, are my children.
More George Foreman Quotes
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There’s more to boxing than hitting. There’s not getting hit, for instance.
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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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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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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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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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Excellence isn’t achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You’ve got to have both.
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When I was a kid in Houston, we were so poor we couldn’t afford the last 2 letters, so we called ourselves po’.
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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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All the dogs I have are German shepherds from Germany, and I fly them back to Germany to show them.
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Many people fail not so much because of their mistakes; they fail because they are afraid to try.
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I always carried a small American flag red white and blue with me so people would know I was from America.
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Filling a need is not merely good business; it’s a basic attitude towards life. If you see a need, do whatever you can to meet that need.
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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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One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person.
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The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.
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