George Edward Foreman Quotes

• All my sons are named George Foreman. They all know where they came from.

  George Edward Foreman

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• After you work out, you have your dog with you. There’s no better companion. You’ve got to have a friend. I didn’t like opponents who had dogs with them. Because you know they had a little edge. They have a friend.

  George Edward Foreman

  Topics in Work

  Tags in Companion, Friend

• A Jack Russell terrier? My god. He’ll burn you up. They never stop. A German shepherd, you can only go so many miles.

  George Edward Foreman

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• I’m working for the Lord, & even though the Lord’s pay isn’t very high, his retirement program is.

  George Edward Foreman

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  Tags in Retirement, Program

• When I was a kid in Houston, we were so poor we couldn’t afford the last 2 letters, so we called ourselves po’.

  George Edward Foreman

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  Tags in Self, Childhood, City

• They’ll take everything, even your tears.

  George Edward Foreman

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• The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters.

  George Edward Foreman

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  Tags in Person, Importance

• The question isn’t at what age I want to retire, it’s at what income.

  George Edward Foreman

  Topics in Age

• The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.

  George Edward Foreman

  Topics in Service

  Tags in Revenue

• That’s my gift. I let that negativity roll off me like water off a duck’s back. If it’s not positive, I didn’t hear it. If you can overcome that, fights are easy.

  George Edward Foreman

  Topics in Gift, Positive

• Sure the fight was fixed. I fixed it with a right hand.

  George Edward Foreman

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• Put your name on something, it better be the best… you only get one shot.

  George Edward Foreman

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  Tags in Yourself

• My mother was watching on television and she doesn’t want me to hurt anyone.

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• I’ve seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won.

  George Edward Foreman

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• I want to keep fighting because it is the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don’t fight, I’ll eat this planet.

  George Edward Foreman

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Boxer, Fighting

• I don’t even think about a retirement program because I’m working for the Lord, for the Almighty. And even thought the Lord’s pay isn’t very high, his retirement program is, you might say, out of this world.

  George Edward Foreman

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  Tags in Retirement, Program

• I am a winner each and every time I go into the ring.

  George Edward Foreman

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• George Foreman. A miracle. A mystery to myself. Who am I? The mirror says back. The George you was always meant to be. Wasn’t always like that. Used to look in the mirror and cried a river.

  George Edward Foreman

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  Tags in Boxer, Mystery, Miracle

• Generally when there’s a lot of smoke… there’s just a whole lot more smoke.

  George Edward Foreman

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  Tags in Smoke

• Everybody wants to be somebody. The thing you have to do is give them confidence they can. You have to give a kid a dream.

  George Edward Foreman

  Topics in Confidence

  Tags in Themselves

George Edward Foreman (43)

Birth:	10th January, 1949
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Boxer, Entrepreneur

About

George Edward Foreman was born in Marshall, Texas, USA. He is an American former professional boxer and entrepreneur. Nicknamed "Big George", in his boxing career he was a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist(1968). Outside of boxing, he is a successful entrepreneur and is known for his promotion of the George Foreman Grill, which has sold over 100 million units worldwide. In 1999 he sold the naming rights to the grill for $138 million.

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