Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.
GEORGE FOREMANIt 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.
More George Foreman Quotes
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Choose wise and Godly people to advise you.
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One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person.
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The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.
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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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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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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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Don’t let any opportunity lead you away from serving God. That’s a price that’s too high to pay.
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Anytime I can sneak in a moment to fish and ride horses, I’m a happy camper!
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As long as I’m reading, I’m at home.
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The question isn’t at what age I want to retire, it’s at what income.
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A boxer never sees the big one that hits him.
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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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I get up in the morning looking for an adventure.
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A hero is someone right who doesn’t change.
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My kids idea of a hard life is to live in a house with only one phone.
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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 look at my children and one thing I’m most proud of, in my heart, are my children.
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As an entrepreneur, don’t follow the crowd; let them follow you.
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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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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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My mother was watching on television and she doesn’t want me to hurt anyone.
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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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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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I was a tiger, a good fighter, in good shape, but I was always nervous before boxing matches.
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