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Before a fight between Riddick Bowe and Hector Gonzales: Generally when there's a lot of smoke . . . there's just a whole lot more smoke.

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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If you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it
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One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person.
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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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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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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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There's never been a great fight without the writers taking on and finding an identity for it. That's probably what has happened boxing. Writers are not writing about us big boys anymore and I tell you right, however you feel, take something, find it, and use it because American needs something to read about.
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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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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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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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I look at my children and one thing I'm most proud of, in my heart, are my children.
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Sure the fight was fixed. I fixed it with a right hand.
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It's great to reminisce about good memories of my past. It was enjoyable when it was today. So learning to enjoy today has two benefits: it gives me happiness right now, and it becomes a good memory later.
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As long as I'm reading, I'm at home.
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Everything America should be, Muhammad Ali is.
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People trust me. I sell sincerity.
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I'm working for the Lord, and even though the Lord's pay isn't very high, his retirement program is.
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Evil lurks where disappointment lodges.
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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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Heroes have a rough time because they stand up when they ought not to, they speak when they ought not to they always have to go that extra mile.
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