Quotes By George Foreman

You don't know what it is to be heavyweight champ of the world until you become the heavyweight champ of the world.

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

I cannot remember a time when I was not getting into fights.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Evil lurks where disappointment lodges.

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

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.

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.

Changing your nature is the hardest thing to do. But I discovered that you can be who you choose to be.

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

As a matter of fact, there was a period of time, especially in my first career, when that's the only one who would work out with me: my dogs. As you get better and better working out, there's no one who can keep up with you running.

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.

They'll take everything, even your tears.

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

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.

I get up in the morning looking for an adventure.

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