Growing up poor, I didn’t even have a lunch to take to school.
GEORGE FOREMANI 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.
More George Foreman Quotes
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I was a tiger, a good fighter, in good shape, but I was always nervous before boxing matches.
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I want to keep fighting because it’s the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don’t fight, I’ll eat this planet.
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Evil lurks where disappointment lodges.
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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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To be successful in life, you must get in the habit of turning negatives into positives.
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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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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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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 the dogs I have are German shepherds from Germany, and I fly them back to Germany to show them.
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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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When I was a kid in Houston, we were so poor we couldn’t afford the last 2 letters, so we called ourselves po’.
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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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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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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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As long as I’m reading, I’m at home.
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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’ve seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won.
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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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Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.
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We, too, need to be patient, especially when it comes to reaching new goals.
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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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I didn’t come back for the money. I just got sick of beating people up for free.
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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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Learn to sell and you’ll never starve
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Choose wise and Godly people to advise you.
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These guys from the nation’s capital – now they do a lot of thinking. Referring to boxers from D.C., not politicians.
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