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Wrestling Quotes by George Foreman

56 Wrestling quotes by George Foreman

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George Foreman talks about wanting a world title and hoping his rival would stumble. He says fear can be useful, but when he faced Muhammad Ali he felt no fear at all. He also describes boxing as the toughest thing he has ever done, a sport that other sports look up to.

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

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I'm the world heavyweight champion. I consider myself a citizen of the whole world.

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Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.

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

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I've seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won.

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Everything America should be, Muhammad Ali is.

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A boxer never sees the big one that hits him.

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Anybody going into boxing already has brain damage.

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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…

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You don't know what it is to be heavyweight champ of the world until you become the heavyweight champ of the world.

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I want to keep fighting because it's the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don't fight,…

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I'd have to say losing the title to Ali in '74 was the lowest moment in sports for me. It was the…

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Frazier was not a big man at all. Frazier was about 5'9, but he would make anyone run. Put up your dukes…

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I do believe he’s the greatest, but forget about boxing - give that to Joe Louis, or somebody - I believe he’s…

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When I was a boxer, I wanted to be champion of the world, not the richest man in the world.

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Today the biggest decisions I make aren't related to the heavyweight title. They are whether I visit McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy's, or…

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We fought in 1974 - that was a long time ago. After 1981, we became the best of friends. By 1984, we…

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I named all my sons George Edward Foreman. And I tell people, 'If you're going to get hit as many times as…

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When I step into the ring with someone, this has got to be their vacation spot, but my home turf. So I…

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I hope to have one more boxing match at the age of 55. Given that demographic at the age of 55 to…

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I'm on the record for five losses or something like that, but the one guy who really whipped me was Muhammad Ali.…

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I've been on the opposite side of decisions before when the crowd would be booing and saying that I lost. I've lived…

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When I found Jesus Christ, I learned to be a better athlete. I didn't have to go out there and knock them…

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I started a youth center in Houston. The kids would come in and want to learn to box; they wanted to tear…

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The boxing promotion part is really interesting, because I got the chance to do something with my sons. They carry their own…

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We all think we've got one more boxing match in us, and that, probably, will be the downfall of Floyd Mayweather, George…

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I was a tiger, a good fighter, in good shape, but I was always nervous before boxing matches.

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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…

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I wanted to be champ of the world, but I kept hoping something would happen to Frazier. I didn't want to fight…

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

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When I was in the ring, you really saw the best of me. Outside the ring, I was really some terrible fellow.

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Boxing has been the most difficult thing I've ever done. The biggest challenge in my life. I was a boxer. That was…

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I tell my sons all the time, 'The most important thing in your life is fitness,' but a lot of fighters go…

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Muhammad Ali is a true hero, and the fact there's something wrong with him is his badge of valour. He's a great…

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I think its so good for boxing when a new guy or new blood as we call it, makes a big statement.

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These guys from the nation's capital - now they do a lot of thinking. Referring to boxers from D.C., not politicians.

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The fighters who give it all will be around for next year. Give it all you've got. Don't save anything.

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Let the other guy have whatever he wants before the fight. Once the bell rings he's gonna be disappointed anyway.

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Getting up to Zaire - getting ready to fight Muhammad Ali - I thought this will be a matter of just a…

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'Iron' Mike Tyson is the last boxer who was truly embraced by the media. They followed him around. You didn't know what…

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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…

A boxer never sees the big one that hits him.

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

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

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…

The wealthy class often looks down on the poor as "those people." And deprived people view the rich as cold and heartless. The way…

Preaching is the most original thing I've ever done. There's nothing familiar about it. You have to be brave.

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…

If you can maintain that integrity in whatever you do, you can't go wrong.

Let the other guy have whatever he wants before the fight. Once the bell rings he's gonna be disappointed anyway.

I feel that I had been rescued from the gutter by America. One day I was under the gutter, chased by police, thinking dogs…

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

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…