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Changing your nature is the hardest thing to do. But I discovered that you can be who you choose to be.

George Foreman

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George Foreman
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 10
Boxer
Businessperson
Professional Boxer
Marshall
Texas
George Edward Foreman
Discovered
Hardest
Changing
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