There's more to boxing than hitting. There's not getting hit, for instance. — George Foreman Copy Share Image
I'm the world heavyweight champion. I consider myself a citizen of the whole world. — George Foreman Copy Share Image
Boxing has been the most difficult thing I've ever done. The biggest challenge in my life. I was a boxer. That was… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
When I was in the ring, you really saw the best of me. Outside the ring, I was really some terrible fellow. — George Foreman Copy Share Image
The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters. — George Foreman Copy Share Image
I wanted to be champ of the world, but I kept hoping something would happen to Frazier. I didn't want to fight… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
It would be hard to throw a punch to someone who wasn't a boxer, who wasn't in the ring, and who didn't… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
Let the other guy have whatever he wants before the fight. Once the bell rings he's gonna be disappointed anyway. — George Foreman Copy Share Image
These guys from the nation's capital - now they do a lot of thinking. Referring to boxers from D.C., not politicians. — George Foreman Copy Share Image
The fighters who give it all will be around for next year. Give it all you've got. Don't save anything. — George Foreman Copy Share Image
Klitschko has had a good career. A lot of his fights have been out of the country as though he hasn't even… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
The sport needs a personality, not a fighter. We've got plenty of great fighters in the sport, but no personalities. No one… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
In 1973 I became heavyweight champion of the world with 38 victories, no defeats as a professional. You get to a point… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
There's never been a great fight without the writers taking on and finding an identity for it. That's probably what has happened… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
You wouldn't meet a Joe Frazier down today and then up tomorrow, said hello to big shots then ignore someone on the… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
The integration of a headgear in professional boxing would do so much to make it safer for young men. They could go… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
There's never been a boxer better than Joe Louis. You'd take one shot from him and you were sure he'd have seven… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
I wanted to be the best street fighter in Houston, Texas. And I thought if I got a trophy or two, I'd… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
The boxing promotion part is really interesting, because I got the chance to do something with my sons. They carry their own… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
I think its so good for boxing when a new guy or new blood as we call it, makes a big statement. — George Foreman Copy Share Image
Muhammad Ali is a true hero, and the fact there's something wrong with him is his badge of valour. He's a great… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
I tell my sons all the time, 'The most important thing in your life is fitness,' but a lot of fighters go… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
I'd have to say losing the title to Ali in '74 was the lowest moment in sports for me. It was the… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
I want to keep fighting because it's the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don't fight,… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
You don't know what it is to be heavyweight champ of the world until you become the heavyweight champ of the world. — George Foreman Copy Share Image
They say I don't fight guys unless they're on a respirator. That's incorrect. They have to be at least 3 days off… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
I was a tiger, a good fighter, in good shape, but I was always nervous before boxing matches. — George Foreman Copy Share Image
We all think we've got one more boxing match in us, and that, probably, will be the downfall of Floyd Mayweather, George… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
Today the biggest decisions I make aren't related to the heavyweight title. They are whether I visit McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy's, or… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
When I was a boxer, I wanted to be champion of the world, not the richest man in the world. — George Foreman Copy Share Image
I do believe he’s the greatest, but forget about boxing - give that to Joe Louis, or somebody - I believe he’s… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
Frazier was not a big man at all. Frazier was about 5'9, but he would make anyone run. Put up your dukes… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
When it gets to the part in life where you're more afraid of what your wife is going to do to you… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
I started a youth center in Houston. The kids would come in and want to learn to box; they wanted to tear… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
Money is a good thing, but every morning you have to get up with something no one else in the world gets up with… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
I love the pigeons. I just raise them, period, and feed them. Pigeons go away, and they always come back. You get a touch… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
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… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income. — George Foreman Copy Share Image
Everybody wants to be somebody. The thing you have to do is give them confidence they can. You have to give a kid a… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
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… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
The wealthy class often looks down on the poor as "those people." And deprived people view the rich as cold and heartless. The way… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
Preaching is the most original thing I've ever done. There's nothing familiar about it. You have to be brave. — George Foreman Copy Share Image
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… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
If you can maintain that integrity in whatever you do, you can't go wrong. — George Foreman Copy Share Image
Let the other guy have whatever he wants before the fight. Once the bell rings he's gonna be disappointed anyway. — George Foreman Copy Share Image
