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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.

George Foreman

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George Foreman
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 10
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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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