George Foreman Quotes
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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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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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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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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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It’s great to reminisce about good memories of my past. It was enjoyable when it was today.
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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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There's more to boxing than hitting. There's not getting hit, for instance.
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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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If you can look in your mother's eyes and she's proud of you, then you're a champion.
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Read the Bible; it is your roadmap through life.
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As long as I'm reading, I'm at home.
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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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The world is full of people who want to play it safe, people who have tremendous potential but never use it. Somewhere deep inside them, they know that they could do more in life, be more, and have more -- if only they were willing to take a few risks.
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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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You never help others by allowing them to getaway with giving less than their best efforts.
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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.
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One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person.
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The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income.
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I want to keep fighting because it is the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don't fight, I'll eat this planet.
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The boxing promotion part is really interesting, because I got the chance to do something with my sons. They carry their own weight, and I get a chance to listen to them and see what they have on their minds. I don't have to hand out things to do, and now they have things for me to do. It's an amazing privilege to get the opportunity to work with your children.
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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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You live and learn. Then you die and forget it all.
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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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I hit Ali with everything and he said 'is that all you got' and I said 'yeah, that's pretty much it.'