I didn’t come back for the money. I just got sick of beating people up for free.
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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 know from experience that you should never give up on yourself or others, no matter what.
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As long as I’m reading, I’m at home.
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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 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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My whole family likes to play basketball. George II plays for his high school team and George III and George IV and George V are going to be good players. One day we’re going to have a team and call it Georgetown.
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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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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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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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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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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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A boxer never sees the big one that hits him.
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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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Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.
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Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.
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Today the biggest decisions I make aren’t related to the heavyweight title. They are whether I visit McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy’s, or Jack-in-the-Box.
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As an entrepreneur, don’t follow the crowd; let them follow you.
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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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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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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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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 look at my children and one thing I’m most proud of, in my heart, are my children.
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Being angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head.
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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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You never help others by allowing them to getaway with giving less than their best efforts.
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If you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it.
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