George Foreman Quotes

If you can look in your mother's eyes and she's proud of you, then you're a champion.

Klitschko has had a good career. A lot of his fights have been out of the country as though he hasn't even been invited into the real heavyweight picture in the United States. He's a good fighter. You can't talk about him unless you can beat him and it doesn't seem that there's anyone around who can truly beat him.

Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.

Nobody can do everything well, so learn how to delegate responsibility to other winners and then hold them accountable for their decisions.

We, too, need to be patient, especially when it comes to reaching new goals.

Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.

I know from experience that you should never give up on yourself or others, no matter what.

If you can maintain that integrity in whatever you do, you can't go wrong.

Excellence isn't achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You've got to have both.

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.

I wanted the world to know where I was from. I wanted to say to the world, "We gotcha." America gotcha.

I've seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won.

The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters.

People trust me. I sell sincerity.

Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.

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.

A Jack Russell terrier? My god. He'll burn you up. They never stop. A German shepherd, you can only go so many miles.

I'm the world heavyweight champion. I consider myself a citizen of the whole world.

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.

In boxing, I had a lot of fear. Fear was good. But, for the first time, in the bout with Muhammad Ali, I didn't have any fear. I thought, "This is easy. This is what I've been waiting for". No fear at all. No nervousness. And I lost.

I get up in the morning looking for an adventure.

Sonny Liston stood up to me and actually made me give ground. No one has ever done that to me before or since.

I didn't come back for the money. I just got sick of beating people up for free.

It’s great to reminisce about good memories of my past. It was enjoyable when it was today.

The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.

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.

When I was a kid in Houston, we were so poor we couldn't afford the last 2 letters, so we called ourselves po'.

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.

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.

When I was a boxer, I wanted to be champion of the world, not the richest man in the world.

One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person.

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.

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.

My mother was watching on television and she doesn't want me to hurt anyone.

If you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it

Everything America should be, Muhammad Ali is.

Don't let any opportunity lead you away from serving God. That's a price that's too high to pay.

The age of 40 is not a death sentence.

After you work out, you have your dog with you. There's no better companion. You've got to have a friend. I didn't like opponents who had dogs with them. Because you know they had a little edge. They have a friend

You never help others by allowing them to getaway with giving less than their best efforts.

Plant a seed of greatness in your children. Speak a word of encourgement to someone who needs to hear it. Inspire someone to be a better person. One day you'll reap a harvest, and your world will become a better place to live.

Evil lurks where disappointment lodges.

Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.

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.

You may have even an ex-wife or an ex-husband, but you can never have ex-children.

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.

Sometimes God gives instructions that go against conventional wisdom, such as treating people kindly when they're hateful. Who really wants to do that? Instructions like that may not always make sense, so that's why I need to trust and obey the One who inspired them.

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.