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.
GEORGE FOREMANWithout appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.
More George Foreman Quotes
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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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You never help others by allowing them to getaway with giving less than their best efforts.
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We, too, need to be patient, especially when it comes to reaching new goals.
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The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.
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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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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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Being angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head.
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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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Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.
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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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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 kids idea of a hard life is to live in a house with only one phone.
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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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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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Anytime I can sneak in a moment to fish and ride horses, I’m a happy camper!
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