There’s more to boxing than hitting. There’s not getting hit, for instance.
GEORGE FOREMANWhen 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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I look at my children and one thing I’m most proud of, in my heart, are my children.
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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 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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Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.
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My mother was watching on television and she doesn’t want me to hurt anyone.
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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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A Jack Russell terrier? My god. He’ll burn you up. They never stop. A German shepherd, you can only go so many miles.
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I’ve seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won.
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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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My kids idea of a hard life is to live in a house with only one phone.
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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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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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All the dogs I have are German shepherds from Germany, and I fly them back to Germany to show them.
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Evil lurks where disappointment lodges.
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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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A hero is someone right who doesn’t change.
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I’m working for the Lord, and even though the Lord’s pay isn’t very high, his retirement program is.
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Sure the fight was fixed. I fixed it with a right hand.
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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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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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The question isn’t at what age I want to retire, it’s at what income.
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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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Many people fail not so much because of their mistakes; they fail because they are afraid to try.
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Being angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head.
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Read the Bible; it is your roadmap through life.
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I 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.
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