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

George Foreman

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George Foreman
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 10
Boxer
Businessperson
Professional Boxer
Marshall
Texas
George Edward Foreman
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So many of us have loved ones and people we really care about, and the only time we show affection is when they are gone. I have preached at funerals, and you see loved ones who didnt even say hello to dear ones when they were alive. Give them hugs, kisses while they are alive and need it.
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There ain't nothing like being in the corner, and the trainer is whispering in your ear and another guy is putting in your mouthpiece. Five seconds to go, the boom! The bell. It's more exciting than looking down a cliff.
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A hero is someone right who doesn't change.
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Everything America should be, Muhammad Ali is.
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If I could take a punch like that, I might have been able to think up a name besides George for all my sons.
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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.
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People are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more than a boxing match.
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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.
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One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person.
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These guys from the nation's capital - now they do a lot of thinking. Referring to boxers from D.C., not politicians.
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I look at my children and one thing I'm most proud of, in my heart, are my children.
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