George Foreman Quotes
Top 100 wise famous quotes and sayings by George Foreman
George Foreman Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from George Foreman on Wise Famous Quotes.
These guys from the nation's capital - now they do a lot of thinking. Referring to boxers from D.C., not politicians.
Changing your nature is the hardest thing to do. But I discovered that you can be who you choose to be.
As a child I was sometimes so hungry that I used to dream that one day I'd get locked in a grocery store.
I got a strength coach. My wife. She gets big chains, and at night she puts them around the refrigerator. They are so strong, I can't break them.
Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.
The fighters who give it all will be around for next year. Give it all you've got. Don't save anything.
If you want to be obsessed to be your best, you must get ride of the negative things that are weighing you down.
I hit Ali with everything and he said 'is that all you got' and I said 'yeah, that's pretty much it.'
I'm working for the Lord, and even though the Lord's pay isn't very high, his retirement program is.
When you speak to a lot of kids, as I've done over the years, you know what to say, keep them laughing, good illustrations and learn to read.
A Jack Russell terrier? My god. He'll burn you up. They never stop. A German shepherd, you can only go so many miles.
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.
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.
I tell my sons all the time, 'The most important thing in your life is fitness,' but a lot of fighters go overboard.
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.
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.
Just take one step at a time, trusting that God still has a plan for you, and He will make the best out of your situation.
When I was in the ring, you really saw the best of me. Outside the ring, I was really some terrible fellow.
I wanted the world to know where I was from. I wanted to say to the world, "We gotcha." America gotcha.
When I left boxing in 1977 to be a preacher, I couldn't make a fist after I learned about Jesus Christ.
I always carried a small American flag red white and blue with me so people would know I was from America.
Every day, getting up early in the morning before much traffic, my wife takes me 10 miles from home, drops me off, and I have to get back.
Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.
You don't know what it is to be heavyweight champ of the world until you become the heavyweight champ of the world.
Muhammad Ali is a true hero, and the fact there's something wrong with him is his badge of valour. He's a great man.
I never get upset about what I read in the newspaper. I realize that every human being can make a difference in this world.
Let the other guy have whatever he wants before the fight. Once the bell rings he's gonna be disappointed anyway.
Nobody can do everything well, so learn how to delegate responsibility to other winners and then hold them accountable for their decisions.
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.
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.
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.
The best entrepreneurs have found a way to serve others and as a result discover their greatest fulfillment.
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!
All I've ever tried to tell anyone is that I'm not a black man or a white man or anything else. All I've ever been was an American.
You've got to have a focus. You just fight for money, you get hurt. You focus on the title, you'll just naturally make money doing it.
Sonny Liston stood up to me and actually made me give ground. No one has ever done that to me before or since.
If you can maintain that integrity in whatever you do, you can't go wrong. That's what I tell my kids, anyway.
If I could take a punch like that, I might have been able to think up a name besides George for all my sons.