One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person.
GEORGE FOREMANAnybody going into boxing already has brain damage.
More George Foreman Quotes
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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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Many people fail not so much because of their mistakes; they fail because they are afraid to try.
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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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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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Evil lurks where disappointment lodges.
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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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There’s more to boxing than hitting. There’s not getting hit, for instance.
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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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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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If you can look in your mother’s eyes and she’s proud of you, then you’re a champion.
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We, too, need to be patient, especially when it comes to reaching new goals.
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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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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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Excellence isn’t achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You’ve got to have both.
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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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