George Foreman Quotes, Thoughts and Image

Many people fail not so much because of their mistakes; they fail because they are afraid to try.

Many people fail not so much because of their mistakes; they fail because they are afraid to try.

To be successful in life, you must get in the habit of turning negatives into positives.

To be successful in life, you must get in the habit of turning negatives into positives.

Being angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head.

Being angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head.

I'm working for the Lord, and even though the Lord's pay isn't very high, his retirement program is.

I'm working for the Lord, and even though the Lord's pay isn't very high, his retirement program is.

Excellence isn't achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You've got to have both.

Excellence isn't achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You've got to have both.

Don't let any opportunity lead you away from serving God. That's a price that's too high to pay.

Don't let any opportunity lead you away from serving God. That's a price that's too high to pay.

There's more to boxing than hitting. There's not getting hit, for instance.

There's more to boxing than hitting. There's not getting hit, for instance.

Learn to sell and you'll never starve

Learn to sell and you'll never starve

You live and learn. Then you die and forget it all.

You live and learn. Then you die and forget it all.

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

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

As bad as your situation may be, someone else always has it worse than you.

As bad as your situation may be, someone else always has it worse than you.

If you want to be obsessed to be your best, you must get ride of the negative things that are weighing you down.

If you want to be obsessed to be your best, you must get ride of the negative things that are weighing you down.

We, too, need to be patient, especially when it comes to reaching new goals.

We, too, need to be patient, especially when it comes to reaching new goals.

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.

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.

You never help others by allowing them to getaway with giving less than their best efforts.

You never help others by allowing them to getaway with giving less than their best efforts.

All I've ever tried to tell anyone is that I'm not a black man or a white man or anything else. All I've ever been was an American.

All I've ever tried to tell anyone is that I'm not a black man or a white man or anything else. All I've ever been was an American.

Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.

Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.

I get up in the morning looking for an adventure.

I get up in the morning looking for an adventure.

If you can look in your mother's eyes and she's proud of you, then you're a champion.

If you can look in your mother's eyes and she's proud of you, then you're a champion.

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.

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.

One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person.

One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person.

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

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

Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.

Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.

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

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

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

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

If you don't dream, you might as well be dead.

If you don't dream, you might as well be dead.

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

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

Evil lurks where disappointment lodges.

Evil lurks where disappointment lodges.

Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.

Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.

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

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

That gal's all skull and no brains. She's like Joe Frazier with lipstick.

That gal's all skull and no brains. She's like Joe Frazier with lipstick.

I hit Ali with everything and he said 'is that all you got' and I said 'yeah, that's pretty much it.'

I hit Ali with everything and he said 'is that all you got' and I said 'yeah, that's pretty much it.'

The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.

The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.

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

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

You may have even an ex-wife or an ex-husband, but you can never have ex-children.

You may have even an ex-wife or an ex-husband, but you can never have ex-children.

A hero is someone right who doesn't change.

A hero is someone right who doesn't change.