--- title: "7 Ali Quotes By George Foreman" description: "7 Ali quotes by George Foreman. Plus more from George Foreman and more Ali sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/252/george-foreman-2028_after_we-fought-in-1974-that-was-a-long-time-a_401024.png" --- > [We fought in 1974 - that was a long time ago. After 1981, we became the best of friends. By 1984, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-foreman/we-fought-in-1974-that-was-a-long-time-ago-after-1981-we-became-the/) [George Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-foreman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/252/george-foreman-2028_after_we-fought-in-1974-that-was-a-long-time-a_401024.png) > [Muhammad Ali is a true hero, and the fact there's something wrong with him is his badge of valour. He's a great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-foreman/muhammad-ali-is-a-true-hero-and-the-fact-there-s-something-wrong-with/) [George Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-foreman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad3/george-foreman-2028_ali_muhammad-ali-is-a-true-hero-and-the-fact_2165229.png) > [They call it the rope-a-dope. Well, I'm the dope. Ali just laid on the rope and I, like a dope, kept punching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-foreman/they-call-it-the-rope-a-dope-well-i-m-the-dope-ali-just-laid-on-the/) [George Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-foreman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35d/george-foreman-2028_ali_they-call-it-the-rope-a-dope-well-i-m-th_2393273.png) > [I named all my sons George Edward Foreman. And I tell people, 'If you're going to get hit as many times as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-foreman/i-named-all-my-sons-george-edward-foreman-and-i-tell-people-if-you-re/) [George Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-foreman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/091/george-foreman-2028_ali_i-named-all-my-sons-george-edward-forema_2534125.png) > [Getting up to Zaire - getting ready to fight Muhammad Ali - I thought this will be a matter of just a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-foreman/getting-up-to-zaire-getting-ready-to-fight-muhammad-ali-i-thought/) [George Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-foreman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4be/george-foreman-2028_ali_getting-up-to-zaire-getting-ready-to-fig_3038381.png) > [I'd have to say losing the title to Ali in '74 was the lowest moment in sports for me. It was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-foreman/i-d-have-to-say-losing-the-title-to-ali-in-74-was-the-lowest-moment/) [George Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-foreman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dc/george-foreman-2028_ali_i-d-have-to-say-losing-the-title-to-ali_3124390.png) > [I'm on the record for five losses or something like that, but the one guy who really whipped me was Muhammad Ali.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-foreman/i-m-on-the-record-for-five-losses-or-something-like-that-but-the-one/) [George Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-foreman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa4/george-foreman-2028_ali_i-m-on-the-record-for-five-losses-or-som_3153838.png) ## Other authors on Ali ## More by George Foreman > [Money is a good thing, but every morning you have to get up with something no one else in the world gets up with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-foreman/money-is-a-good-thing-but-every-morning-you-have-to-get-up-with/) [George Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-foreman/) > [I love the pigeons. I just raise them, period, and feed them. Pigeons go away, and they always come back. You get a touch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-foreman/i-love-the-pigeons-i-just-raise-them-period-and-feed-them-pigeons-go/) [George Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-foreman/) > [I wanted to be champ of the world, but I kept hoping something would happen to Frazier. I didn't want to fight him. Nobody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-foreman/i-wanted-to-be-champ-of-the-world-but-i-kept-hoping-something-would/) [George Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-foreman/) > [A boxer never sees the big one that hits him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-foreman/a-boxer-never-sees-the-big-one-that-hits-him/) [George Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-foreman/) > [The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-foreman/the-question-isn-t-at-what-age-i-want-to-retire-it-s-at-what-income/) [George Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-foreman/) > [Everybody wants to be somebody. The thing you have to do is give them confidence they can. You have to give a kid a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-foreman/everybody-wants-to-be-somebody-the-thing-you-have-to-do-is-give-them/) [George Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-foreman/) > [I wanted to be the best street fighter in Houston, Texas. And I thought if I got a trophy or two, I'd go back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-foreman/i-wanted-to-be-the-best-street-fighter-in-houston-texas-and-i-thought/) [George Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-foreman/) > [The wealthy class often looks down on the poor as "those people." And deprived people view the rich as cold and heartless. The way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-foreman/the-wealthy-class-often-looks-down-on-the-poor-as-those-people-and/) [George Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-foreman/) > [Preaching is the most original thing I've ever done. There's nothing familiar about it. You have to be brave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-foreman/preaching-is-the-most-original-thing-i-ve-ever-done-there-s-nothing/) [George Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-foreman/) > [Oh, there's nothing more dangerous in life at getting hurt at than love itself. People are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-foreman/oh-there-s-nothing-more-dangerous-in-life-at-getting-hurt-at-than/) [George Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-foreman/) > [If you can maintain that integrity in whatever you do, you can't go wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-foreman/if-you-can-maintain-that-integrity-in-whatever-you-do-you-can-t-go/) [George Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-foreman/) > [Let the other guy have whatever he wants before the fight. Once the bell rings he's gonna be disappointed anyway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-foreman/let-the-other-guy-have-whatever-he-wants-before-the-fight-once-the/) [George Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-foreman/) > [I feel that I had been rescued from the gutter by America. One day I was under the gutter, chased by police, thinking dogs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-foreman/i-feel-that-i-had-been-rescued-from-the-gutter-by-america-one-day-i/) [George Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-foreman/) > [If you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-foreman/if-you-want-it-leave-your-excuses-behind-and-come-and-get-it/) [George Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-foreman/) > [The greatest asset, even in this country, is not oil and gas. It's integrity. Everyone is searching for it, asking, 'Who can I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-foreman/the-greatest-asset-even-in-this-country-is-not-oil-and-gas-it-s/) [George Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-foreman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ali/george-foreman/#itemlist", "name": "7 Ali Quotes By George Foreman", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We fought in 1974 - that was a long time ago. After 1981, we became the best of friends. By 1984, we loved each other. I am not closer to anyone else in this life than I am to Muhammad Ali. Why? 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