We, too, need to be patient, especially when it comes to reaching new goals.
GEORGE FOREMANI 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.
More George Foreman Quotes
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Don’t let any opportunity lead you away from serving God. That’s a price that’s too high to pay.
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Anytime I can sneak in a moment to fish and ride horses, I’m a happy camper!
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My kids idea of a hard life is to live in a house with only one phone.
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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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Being angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head.
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Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.
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Today the biggest decisions I make aren’t related to the heavyweight title. They are whether I visit McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy’s, or Jack-in-the-Box.
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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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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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Choose wise and Godly people to advise you.
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I’m working for the Lord, and even though the Lord’s pay isn’t very high, his retirement program is.
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You live and learn. Then you die and forget it all.
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They say I don’t fight guys unless they’re on a respirator. That’s incorrect. They have to be at least 3 days off a respirator.
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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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Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.
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I get up in the morning looking for an adventure.
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The question isn’t at what age I want to retire, it’s at what income.
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To be successful in life, you must get in the habit of turning negatives into positives.
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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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There’s more to boxing than hitting. There’s not getting hit, for instance.
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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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Growing up poor, I didn’t even have a lunch to take to school.
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The age of 40 is not a death sentence.
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Changing your nature is the hardest thing to do. But I discovered that you can be who you choose to be.
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One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person.
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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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