George Foreman Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)
George Foreman quotes and sayings page 2 (75 year old athlete). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 118 we have for him.
“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.”
“Muhammad Ali is a true hero, and the fact there's something wrong with him is his badge of valour. He's a great man.”
“In raising children, life brings forth those things where you do what you should never have done and what I taught you never to do. And when my kids have done those things, I just kind of look at them and say, 'Now you know life.'”
“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.”
“As a child I was sometimes so hungry that I used to dream that one day I'd get locked in a grocery store.”
“The greatest asset, even in this country, is not oil and gas. It's integrity. Everyone is searching for it, asking, 'Who can I do business with that I can trust?'”
“The fighters who give it all will be around for next year. Give it all you've got. Don't save anything.”
“They call it the rope-a-dope. Well, I'm the dope. Ali just laid on the rope and I, like a dope, kept punching until I got tired. But he was probably the most smart fighter I've ever gotten into the ring with.”
“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.”
“The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters.”
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