Quotes By George Foreman

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

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

All my sons are named George Foreman. They all know where they came from.

My kids idea of a hard life is to live in a house with only one phone.

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

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.

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

George Foreman. A miracle. A mystery to myself. Who am I? The mirror says back. The George you was always meant to be. Wasn't always like that. Used to look in the mirror and cried a river.

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

But boxing was my profession. I had to go back the second time because I was broke and I couldn't just go and get a college degree and earn it. I had too many bills, too many families.

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

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

Evil lurks where disappointment lodges.

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.

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

Just look at the great Nelson Mandela. He came out of prison and saved his entire country. Some of the best people in the world have spent time in prison.

I look at my children and one thing I'm most proud of, in my heart, are my children.

I dread handshakes. I've got some problems with my hands, and everywhere I go, people want to impress me with their grip. To make it worse, now women are coming up with that firm shake.

Generally when there's a lot of smoke... there's just a whole lot more smoke.

As a child I was sometimes so hungry that I used to dream that one day I'd get locked in a grocery store.

They'll take everything, even your tears.

Put your name on something, it better be the best... you only get one shot.

A hero is someone right who doesn't change.

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.

I get up in the morning looking for an adventure.

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

The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.

I think its so good for boxing when a new guy or new blood as we call it, makes a big statement.

Oh, there's nothing more dangerous in life at getting hurt at than love itself. People are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more than a boxing match.

If you can maintain that integrity in whatever you do, you can't go wrong. That's what I tell my kids, anyway.