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.
GEORGE FOREMANFilling 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.
More George Foreman Quotes
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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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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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My mother was watching on television and she doesn’t want me to hurt anyone.
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The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.
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People are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more than a boxing match.
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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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If you can maintain that integrity in whatever you do, you can’t go wrong.
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Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.
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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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Many people fail not so much because of their mistakes; they fail because they are afraid to try.
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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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Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.
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Choose wise and Godly people to advise you.
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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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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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