It’s great to reminisce about good memories of my past. It was enjoyable when it was today.
GEORGE FOREMANBoxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.
More George Foreman Quotes
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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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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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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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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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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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A boxer never sees the big one that hits him.
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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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A hero is someone right who doesn’t change.
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I get up in the morning looking for an adventure.
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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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Choose wise and Godly people to advise you.
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As a child I was sometimes so hungry that I used to dream that one day I’d get locked in a grocery store.
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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.
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We, too, need to be patient, especially when it comes to reaching new goals.
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The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters.
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