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.
GEORGE FOREMANNobody can do everything well, so learn how to delegate responsibility to other winners and then hold them accountable for their decisions.
More George Foreman Quotes
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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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One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person.
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The age of 40 is not a death sentence.
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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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To be successful in life, you must get in the habit of turning negatives into positives.
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There’s more to boxing than hitting. There’s not getting hit, for instance.
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Choose wise and Godly people to advise you.
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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’m working for the Lord, and even though the Lord’s pay isn’t very high, his retirement program is.
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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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Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.
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You never help others by allowing them to getaway with giving less than their best efforts.
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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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A boxer never sees the big one that hits him.
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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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