George Foreman Quotes About Boxing
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Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.
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I think its so good for boxing when a new guy or new blood as we call it, makes a big statement.
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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.
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That gal's all skull and no brains. She's like Joe Frazier with lipstick.
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People are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more than a boxing match.
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There ain't nothing like being in the corner, and the trainer is whispering in your ear and another guy is putting in your mouthpiece. Five seconds to go, the boom! The bell. It's more exciting than looking down a cliff.
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The boxing promotion part is really interesting, because I got the chance to do something with my sons. They carry their own weight, and I get a chance to listen to them and see what they have on their minds. I don't have to hand out things to do, and now they have things for me to do. It's an amazing privilege to get the opportunity to work with your children.
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The age of 40 is not a death sentence.
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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 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.
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I was a tiger, a good fighter, in good shape, but I was always nervous before boxing matches.
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Sure the fight was fixed. I fixed it with a right hand.
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There's more to boxing than hitting. There's not getting hit, for instance.
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Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.
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I hope to have one more boxing match at the age of 55. Given that demographic at the age of 55 to 65, you've got to make a statement with your life. Otherwise, you are just existing.
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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.
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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.
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I respect that you want to protect your niece. You know, I didn't want my daughter to become a boxer. Neither did Mohammad. But Joe Frazier, on the other hand, he had his baby girl boxing in the crib.
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I've seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won.
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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 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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Let the other guy have whatever he wants before the fight. Once the bell rings he's gonna be disappointed anyway.
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Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.
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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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If I could take a punch like that, I might have been able to think up a name besides George for all my sons.
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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.
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The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.
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There's never been a great fight without the writers taking on and finding an identity for it. That's probably what has happened boxing. Writers are not writing about us big boys anymore and I tell you right, however you feel, take something, find it, and use it because American needs something to read about.
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