George Foreman Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“I got a strength coach. My wife. She gets big chains, and at night she puts them around the refrigerator. They are so strong, I can't break them.”

“I never get upset about what I read in the newspaper. I realize that every human being can make a difference in this world.”

“They'll take everything, even your tears.”

“When I left boxing in 1977 to be a preacher, I couldn't make a fist after I learned about Jesus Christ.”

“When you speak to a lot of kids, as I've done over the years, you know what to say, keep them laughing, good illustrations and learn to read.”

“The Olympic Gold medal in 1968 was definitely the highest moment of my career. It was a dream come true. I was a 19-year-old boy, and it was just amazing to be standing on top of the podium and hearing the National Anthem in the background.”

“I started a youth center in Houston. The kids would come in and want to learn to box; they wanted to tear up the world, beat up the world. And I'd try to show them they didn't need anger. They didn't need all that killing instinct they'd read about. You can be a human being and pursue boxing as a sport.”

“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.”

“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.”

“People are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more than a boxing match.”