George Foreman Quotes
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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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If you can look in your mother's eyes and she's proud of you, then you're a champion.
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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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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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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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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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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 referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters.
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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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That gal's all skull and no brains. She's like Joe Frazier with lipstick.
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I cannot remember a time when I was not getting into fights.
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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 wanted the world to know where I was from. I wanted to say to the world, "We gotcha." America gotcha.
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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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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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Put your name on something, it better be the best... you only get one shot.
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A hero is someone right who doesn't change.
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One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person.
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We, too, need to be patient, especially when it comes to reaching new goals.
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I think sleeping was my problem in school. If school had started at 4:00 in the afternoon, I'd be a college graduate today.
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Growing up poor, I didn't even have a lunch to take to school.
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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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Nobody can do everything well, so learn how to delegate responsibility to other winners and then hold them accountable for their decisions.
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To be successful in life, you must get in the habit of turning negatives into positives.