George Foreman Quotes
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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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Its very important that people know that I really enjoy everything that has happened to me. And I tell my kids... youre not going to be the tallest, fastest, prettiest, the best track runner, but you can be the nicest human being that someone has ever met in their life. And I just want to leave that legacy that being nice is a true treasure.
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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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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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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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If I could take a punch like that, I might have been able to think up a name besides George for all my sons.
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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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Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.
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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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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's never been a great fight without the writers taking on and finding an identity for it. That's probably what has happened boxing. Writers are not writing about us big boys anymore and I tell you right, however you feel, take something, find it, and use it because American needs something to read about.
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I'm the world heavyweight champion. I consider myself a citizen of the whole world.
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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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As long as I'm reading, I'm at home.
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Changing your nature is the hardest thing to do. But I discovered that you can be who you choose to be.
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You never help others by allowing them to getaway with giving less than their best efforts.
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All my sons are named George Foreman. They all know where they came from.
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Let the other guy have whatever he wants before the fight. Once the bell rings he's gonna be disappointed anyway.
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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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As a matter of fact, there was a period of time, especially in my first career, when that's the only one who would work out with me: my dogs. As you get better and better working out, there's no one who can keep up with you running.
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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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It embarrasses me to think of all those years I was buying silk suits and alligator shoes that were hurting my feet; cars that I just parked, and the dust would just build up on them.
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You live and learn. Then you die and forget it all.
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It's great to reminisce about good memories of my past. It was enjoyable when it was today. So learning to enjoy today has two benefits: it gives me happiness right now, and it becomes a good memory later.