George Foreman Quotes

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• Many people fail not so much because of their mistakes; they fail because they are afraid to try.

  George Foreman

  Mistake, People, Trying

  George Foreman (2010). “Knockout Entrepreneur: My Ten-Count Strategy for Winning at Business”, p.80, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• To be successful in life, you must get in the habit of turning negatives into positives.

  George Foreman

  Successful, Being Successful, Habit

  George Foreman (2010). “Knockout Entrepreneur: My Ten-Count Strategy for Winning at Business”, p.163, Thomas Nelson Inc

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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.

  George Foreman

  Play, People, Risk

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• Being angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head.

  George Foreman

  Resentful, Angry

  George Foreman (2003). “George Foreman's Guide to Life: How to Get Up Off the Canvas When Life Knocks You Down”, p.120, Simon and Schuster

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• If you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it

  George Foreman

  Want, Excuse, Behinds

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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.

  George Foreman

  Retirement, Pay, Lord

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• Excellence isn't achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You've got to have both.

  George Foreman

  Inspiration, Excellence, Perspiration

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• When problems arise, you will usually find two types of people: whiners and winners. Whiners obstruct progress; they spend hours complaining about this point or that, without offering positive solutions. Winners acknowledge the existence of the problem, but they try to offer practical ideas that can help resolve the matter in a manner that is satisfactory to both parties.

  George Foreman

  Party, Offering, Ideas

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• Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.

  George Foreman

  Appreciation, People, Impossible

  George Foreman (2010). “Knockout Entrepreneur: My Ten-Count Strategy for Winning at Business”, p.36, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• There's more to boxing than hitting. There's not getting hit, for instance.

  George Foreman

  Inspirational, Sports, Boxing

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• Don't let any opportunity lead you away from serving God. That's a price that's too high to pay.

  George Foreman

  Opportunity, Pay, Serving God

  George Foreman, Ken Abraham (2007). “God In My Corner: A Spiritual Memoir”, p.161, Thomas Nelson

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• Learn to sell and you'll never starve

  George Foreman

  Sells

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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.

  George Foreman

  Winning, Sight, Years

  George Foreman, Ken Abraham (2007). “God In My Corner: A Spiritual Memoir”, p.167, Thomas Nelson

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• You never help others by allowing them to getaway with giving less than their best efforts.

  George Foreman

  Helping Others, Best Effort, Giving

  George Foreman (2010). “Knockout Entrepreneur: My Ten-Count Strategy for Winning at Business”, p.41, Thomas Nelson Inc

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

  George Foreman

  Sports, Fighting, Hands

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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.

  George Foreman

  Negative, Want, Obsessed

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• As bad as your situation may be, someone else always has it worse than you.

  George Foreman

  May, Situation

  George Foreman, Ken Abraham (2007). “God In My Corner: A Spiritual Memoir”, p.74, Thomas Nelson

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• 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 Foreman

  Sports, Confidence, Dream

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• You live and learn. Then you die and forget it all.

  George Foreman

  Live And Learn, Forget, Dies

  "George Foreman: What I've Learned" by Tom Junod, www.esquire.com. December 31, 2006.

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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

  Men, White Man, White

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• If you can look in your mother's eyes and she's proud of you, then you're a champion.

  George Foreman

  Mother, Eye, Champion

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• Read the Bible; it is your roadmap through life.

  George Foreman

  George Foreman, Ken Abraham (2007). “God In My Corner: A Spiritual Memoir”, p.102, Thomas Nelson

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• I get up in the morning looking for an adventure.

  George Foreman

  Good Morning, Adventure, Good Day

  "George Foreman: Giving Life an Extra Punch". Interview with Scott Ross, www.cbn.com.

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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.'

  George Foreman

  Funny, Boxing, Yeah

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• Sometimes God gives instructions that go against conventional wisdom, such as treating people kindly when they're hateful. Who really wants to do that? Instructions like that may not always make sense, so that's why I need to trust and obey the One who inspired them.

  George Foreman

  People, Giving, Needs

  George Foreman, Ken Abraham (2007). “God In My Corner: A Spiritual Memoir”, p.99, Thomas Nelson

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