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Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.

George Foreman

It’s great to reminisce about good memories of my past. It was enjoyable when it was today.
GEORGE FOREMAN

Day Enjoyment Greatness Memories Past
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.
GEORGE FOREMAN

Build Embarrassment Feet Hurt Myself Shoes Thinking
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.
GEORGE FOREMAN

Children Confidence Dreams Yourself
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 FOREMAN

Career Hard Movie Myself Wake Up
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.
GEORGE FOREMAN

Easy Fear Goodness Lost Myself Nervous Time
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.
GEORGE FOREMAN

Country Greatness Himself People Prison Time
A boxer never sees the big one that hits him.
GEORGE FOREMAN

Big Boxing Himself
Many people fail not so much because of their mistakes; they fail because they are afraid to try.
GEORGE FOREMAN

Effort Failure Fear Mistake People Try
A hero is someone right who doesn’t change.
GEORGE FOREMAN

Change Heroes Right
I get up in the morning looking for an adventure.
GEORGE FOREMAN

Adventure Morning Myself
I think its so good for boxing when a new guy or new blood as we call it, makes a big statement.
GEORGE FOREMAN

Blood Goodness Myself Statement Thinking
Choose wise and Godly people to advise you.
GEORGE FOREMAN

Advice God Wisdom Yourself
As a child I was sometimes so hungry that I used to dream that one day I’d get locked in a grocery store.
GEORGE FOREMAN

Children Grocery Hungry Myself Story
All 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 FOREMAN

Black Man Myself Try
We, too, need to be patient, especially when it comes to reaching new goals.
GEORGE FOREMAN

Goal Myself Patience Reach
The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters.
GEORGE FOREMAN

Fight Important Person Referee

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