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If you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it

George Foreman

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George Foreman
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 10
Boxer
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Professional Boxer
Marshall
Texas
George Edward Foreman
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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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If you can look in your mother's eyes and she's proud of you, then you're a champion.
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You have to keep your goal in mind and never lose sight of it. I envisioned myself winning the heavyweight title for ten years before I actually captured it. If you're not driven to do your best, you'll never reach the level of excellence in your life.
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The Rope a Dope would not have existed without the Big Dope.
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I hit Ali with everything and he said 'is that all you got' and I said 'yeah, that's pretty much it.'
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Read the Bible it is your roadmap through life.
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I know from experience that you should never give up on yourself or others, no matter what.
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There's never been a boxer better than Joe Louis. You'd take one shot from him and you were sure he'd have seven or eight more coming for you. Certainly Muhammad Ali was the greatest man ever to fight, but not the greatest boxer.
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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.
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If you want to be obsessed to be your best, you must get ride of the negative things that are weighing you down.
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All the dogs I have are German shepherds from Germany, and I fly them back to Germany to show them.
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Evil lurks where disappointment lodges.
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Nobody can do everything well, so learn how to delegate responsibility to other winners and then hold them accountable for their decisions.
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In boxing, I had a lot of fear. Fear was good. But, for the first time, in the bout with Muhammad Ali, I didn't have any fear. I thought, This is easy. This is what I've been waiting for. No fear at all. No nervousness. And I lost.
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Its very important that people know that I really enjoy everything that has happened to me. And I tell my kids... youre not going to be the tallest, fastest, prettiest, the best track runner, but you can be the nicest human being that someone has ever met in their life. And I just want to leave that legacy that being nice is a true treasure.
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The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income.
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Today the biggest decisions I make aren't related to the heavyweight title. They are whether I visit McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy's, or Jack-in-the-Box.
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You live and learn. Then you die and forget it all.
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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.
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