George Foreman Quotes

Many people fail not so much because of their mistakes; they fail because they are afraid to try.

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.

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.

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

To be successful in life, you must get in the habit of turning negatives into positives.

I'm working for the Lord, and even though the Lord's pay isn't very high, his retirement program is.

Being angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head.

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

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.

You have to keep your goal in mind and never lose sight of it. I envisioned myself winning the heavyweight title for ten years before I actually captured it. If you're not driven to do your best, you'll never reach the level of excellence in your life.

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

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

Sure the fight was fixed. I fixed it with a right hand.

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.

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.

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

The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income.

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.

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

There's more to boxing than hitting. There's not getting hit, for instance.

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.

If you don't dream, you might as well be dead.

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.

As long as I'm reading, I'm at home.

Read the Bible; it is your roadmap through life.

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

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

The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.

I always carried a small American flag red white and blue with me so people would know I was from America.

I get up in the morning looking for an adventure.

These guys from the nation's capital - now they do a lot of thinking. Referring to boxers from D.C., not politicians.

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.

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.

There's never been a boxer better than Joe Louis. You'd take one shot from him and you were sure he'd have seven or eight more coming for you. Certainly Muhammad Ali was the greatest man ever to fight, but not the greatest boxer.

Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.

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

Growing up poor, I didn't even have a lunch to take to school.

Don't try to reinvent the wheel. Just learn from the guys who have already done it well. You need a mentor, a seasoned coach who is willing to share his wisdom and experience with you. Ask someone who has already been successful to guide you.

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

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

The age of 40 is not a death sentence.

If you want to be obsessed to be your best, you must get ride of the negative things that are weighing you down.

The wealthy class often looks down on the poor as "those people." And deprived people view the rich as cold and heartless. The way to break down the barrier between the rich and poor is to asociate with each other and to help one another. Make a connection. If you can break down the barrier, it may pave the way to recovery for some person, a family, maybe an entire community.

People are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more than a boxing match.

I am a winner each and every time I go into the ring.

I was a tiger, a good fighter, in good shape, but I was always nervous before boxing matches.

You live and learn. Then you die and forget it all.

I don't even think about a retirement program because I'm working for the Lord, for the Almighty. And even thought the Lord's pay isn't very high, his retirement program is, you might say, out of this world.

I want to keep fighting because it's the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don't fight, I'll eat this planet.