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A big brute, and he was going to kill Ali ... Ali worked on him psychologically. Howard Bingham
Possibly the most destructive Heavyweight of all time. Two hundred and twenty pounds of violence in that ring. Harry Carpenter, preamble to Rumble in the Jungle
It’s very important that people know that I really enjoy everything that has happened to me. And I tell my kids ... you’re 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. George Foreman
Originally I had what you call this killer instinct. George Foreman
I hit people with my fist and it was like magic. George Foreman
I was hungry for a cheeseburger in Africa. George Foreman
I tried every excuse in the world but when you lose, you got to be man enough. George Foreman
I’m nothing special. There are a lot of people who could do what I’m doing. George Foreman
I’m so old. I’ll hit you so hard it’ll knock the grey out of you. George Foreman
I like any guy that doesn’t hit me. George Foreman
I wanted to be the best street fighter in Houston, Texas. And I thought if I got a trophy or two, I’d go back home, and everyone would be afraid of me. I had one fight in ’67, the first one. In ’68 of October I was an Olympic gold-medalist, a dream come true, with a total of 25 boxing matches. George Foreman
I know from experience that you should never give up on yourself or others, no matter what. George Foreman
Heroes always have their scars. Some you can see, some you read about later on. George Foreman
The sport needs a personality, not a fighter. We’ve got plenty of great fighters in the sport, but no personalities. No-one is standing for anything. The last personality we had was Mike Tyson. He stood for something. It wasn’t much, but he stood for something. George Foreman
My kids idea of a hard life is to live in a house with only one phone. George Foreman
I am so happy to be alive. That’s the one thing I’d like for people to know. Sometimes people walk by and slip up and say the wrong thing about me, and I'll smile. They wonder why am I smiling. Because I’m happy that I’m alive. George Foreman
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. George Foreman
Boxing has been the most difficult thing I’ve ever done. The biggest challenge in my life. I was a boxer. That was hard. Everything else is pretty easy. George Foreman
Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day. George Foreman
I’ve seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won. George Foreman
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. George Foreman
Sure the fight was fixed. I fixed it with a right hand. George Foreman
Sports are sports. It’s all about how we carry ourselves out of the ring. George Foreman
I named all my sons George Edward Foreman. And I tell people, ‘If you’re going to get hit as many times as I’ve been hit by Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Evander Holyfield – you’re not going to remember many names.’ George Foreman
All of a sudden, one day, you’re this boxer that everybody like, or you’re this guy that people pass on the highway and wave at. The next day you’re this guy that everybody want to touch – be in touch with you. Then you think that this is the answer to all things. George Foreman
We all think we’ve got one more boxing match in us, and that, probably, will be the downfall of Floyd Mayweather, George Foreman, Manny Pacquiao. We’ll overstay our welcome. George Foreman
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. George Foreman, Knockout Entrepreneur
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. ibid.
Something has happened in twenty years: George has come back. What he did was unmatched in sports history. Bert Randolph Sugar
The young George Foreman was about pure unadulterated power. Al Bernstein
He was the Heavyweight who made miniature American flags famous in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. George Foreman: The Early Years
Foreman had fought only eighteen times before winning a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics. ibid.