My mother was watching on television and she doesn’t want me to hurt anyone.
GEORGE FOREMANIf you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it.
More George Foreman Quotes
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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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Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.
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Evil lurks where disappointment lodges.
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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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Sure the fight was fixed. I fixed it with a right hand.
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I am a winner each and every time I go into the ring.
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When I was a boxer, I wanted to be champion of the world, not the richest man in the world.
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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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If something is worth doing, it is worth doing right. I take that one step further. You shouldn’t do anything unless you do it right.
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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 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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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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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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There’s more to boxing than hitting. There’s not getting hit, for instance.
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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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