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No doubt about it, in my career Ron Lyle hit me the hardest. One time he hit me so hard I didn't see it until I saw it on film when I woke up!

George Foreman

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George Foreman
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 10
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George Edward Foreman
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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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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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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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As long as I'm reading, I'm at home.
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Filling a need is not merely good business it's a basic attitude towards life. If you see a need, do whatever you can to meet that need.
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All my sons are named George Foreman. They all know where they came from.
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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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Learn to sell and you'll never starve
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I respect that you want to protect your niece. You know, I didn't want my daughter to become a boxer. Neither did Mohammad. But Joe Frazier, on the other hand, he had his baby girl boxing in the crib.
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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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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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You live and learn. Then you die and forget it all.
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The world is full of people who want to play it safe, people who have tremendous potential but never use it. Somewhere deep inside them, they know that they could do more in life, be more, and have more -- if only they were willing to take a few risks.
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They say I don't fight guys unless they're on a respirator. That's incorrect. They have to be at least 3 days off a respirator.
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The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.
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I cannot remember a time when I was not getting into fights.
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I always carried a small American flag red white and blue with me so people would know I was from America.
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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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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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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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