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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That gal's all skull and no brains. She's like Joe Frazier with lipstick.
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I wanted the world to know where I was from. I wanted to say to the world, "We gotcha." America gotcha.
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Put your name on something, it better be the best... you only get one shot.
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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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If you can look in your mother's eyes and she's proud of you, then you're a champion.
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I cannot remember a time when I was not getting into fights.
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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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To be successful in life, you must get in the habit of turning negatives into positives.
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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 hit Ali with everything and he said 'is that all you got' and I said 'yeah, that's pretty much it.'
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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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A hero is someone right who doesn't change.
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George Foreman. A miracle. A mystery to myself. Who am I? The mirror says back. The George you was always meant to be. Wasn't always like that. Used to look in the mirror and cried a river.
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As a child I was sometimes so hungry that I used to dream that one day I'd get locked in a grocery store.
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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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One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person.
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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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I didn't come back for the money. I just got sick of beating people up for free.
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So many of us have loved ones and people we really care about, and the only time we show affection is when they are gone. I have preached at funerals, and you see loved ones who didnt even say hello to dear ones when they were alive. Give them hugs, kisses while they are alive and need it.
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We, too, need to be patient, especially when it comes to reaching new goals.
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Growing up poor, I didn't even have a lunch to take to school.
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When problems arise, you will usually find two types of people: whiners and winners. Whiners obstruct progress; they spend hours complaining about this point or that, without offering positive solutions. Winners acknowledge the existence of the problem, but they try to offer practical ideas that can help resolve the matter in a manner that is satisfactory to both parties.
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When I found Jesus Christ, I learned to be a better athlete. I didn't have to go out there and knock them out in the first round. I've learned to be patient, skillful in the ring. At the same time, I wanted to prove to other boxers that you can take off this killer instinct stuff, you can be a great athlete, a great boxer, and love your brother.