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.
GEORGE FOREMANWe, too, need to be patient, especially when it comes to reaching new goals.
More George Foreman Quotes
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As bad as your situation may be, someone else always has it worse than you.
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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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I get up in the morning looking for an adventure.
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Heroes have a rough time because they stand up when they ought not to, they speak when they ought not to; they always have to go that extra mile.
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If you don’t dream, you might as well be dead.
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Being angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head.
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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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I think sleeping was my problem in school. If school had started at 4:00 in the afternoon, I’d be a college graduate today.
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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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Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.
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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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Learn to sell and you’ll never starve
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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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Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.
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People are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more than a boxing match.
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