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.
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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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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Anytime I can sneak in a moment to fish and ride horses, I’m a happy camper!
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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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Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.
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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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Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.
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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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Many people fail not so much because of their mistakes; they fail because they are afraid to try.
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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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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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If you don’t dream, you might as well be dead.
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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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Heroes have a rough time because they stand up when they ought not to, they speak when they ought not to; they always have to go that extra mile.
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Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.
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Growing up poor, I didn’t even have a lunch to take to school.
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The question isn’t at what age I want to retire, it’s at what income.
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We, too, need to be patient, especially when it comes to reaching new goals.
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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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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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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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One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person.
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As bad as your situation may be, someone else always has it worse than you.
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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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If you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it.
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Being angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head.
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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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