Evil lurks where disappointment lodges.
GEORGE FOREMANThere 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.
More George Foreman Quotes
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Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.
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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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You never help others by allowing them to getaway with giving less than their best efforts.
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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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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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If you can look in your mother’s eyes and she’s proud of you, then you’re a champion.
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As long as I’m reading, I’m at home.
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You live and learn. Then you die and forget it all.
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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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It’s great to reminisce about good memories of my past. It was enjoyable when it was today.
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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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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 didn’t come back for the money. I just got sick of beating people up for free.
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A boxer never sees the big one that hits him.
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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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My mother was watching on television and she doesn’t want me to hurt anyone.
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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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People are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more than a boxing match.
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Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.
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Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.
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If you don’t dream, you might as well be dead.
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If you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it.
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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.
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Growing up poor, I didn’t even have a lunch to take to school.
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The question isn’t at what age I want to retire, it’s at what income.
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Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.
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