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 FOREMANPeople are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more than a boxing match.
More George Foreman Quotes
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As an entrepreneur, don’t follow the crowd; let them follow you.
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If you can maintain that integrity in whatever you do, you can’t go wrong.
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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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A hero is someone right who doesn’t change.
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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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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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Being angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head.
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It’s great to reminisce about good memories of my past. It was enjoyable when it was today.
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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.
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Excellence isn’t achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You’ve got to have both.
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A boxer never sees the big one that hits him.
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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 want to be obsessed to be your best, you must get ride of the negative things that are weighing you down.
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Growing up poor, I didn’t even have a lunch to take to school.
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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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If you don’t dream, you might as well be dead.
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Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.
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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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If you can look in your mother’s eyes and she’s proud of you, then you’re a champion.
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I hope to have one more boxing match at the age of 55. Given that demographic at the age of 55 to 65, you’ve got to make a statement with your life. Otherwise, you are just existing.
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A Jack Russell terrier? My god. He’ll burn you up. They never stop. A German shepherd, you can only go so many miles.
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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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Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.
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To be successful in life, you must get in the habit of turning negatives into positives.
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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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If you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it.
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