Quotes By George Foreman

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

A Jack Russell terrier? My god. He'll burn you up. They never stop. A German shepherd, you can only go so many miles.

All the dogs I have are German shepherds from Germany, and I fly them back to Germany to show them.

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

I want to keep fighting because it is the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don't fight, I'll eat this planet.

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

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

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.