I started a youth center in Houston. The kids would come in and want to learn to box; they wanted to tear up the world, beat up the world. And I’d try to show them they didn’t need anger. They didn’t need all that killing instinct they’d read about. You can be a human being and pursue boxing as a sport. George Foreman Read Quote
Muhammad Ali is a true hero, and the fact there’s something wrong with him is his badge of valour. He’s a great man. George Foreman Read Quote
All the dogs I have are German shepherds from Germany, and I fly them back to Germany to show them. George Foreman Read Quote
Generally when there’s a lot of smoke… there’s just a whole lot more smoke. George Foreman Read Quote
I named all my sons George Edward Foreman. And I tell people, ‘If you’re going to get hit as many times as I’ve been hit by Mohammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Evander Holyfield – you’re not going to remember many names.’ George Foreman Read Quote
Heroes always have their scars. Some you can see, some you read about later on. George Foreman Read Quote
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 Foreman Read Quote
There are a lot of guys who are successful, they make a lot of big money, I mean millions overnight with a contract, and they don’t understand the evaporation. It evaporates. You’re always back to square one. I found that out, so integrity is how I do business. That’s my main asset. George Foreman Read Quote
It’s very important that people know that I really enjoy everything that has happened to me. And I tell my kids… you’re not going to be the tallest, fastest, prettiest, the best track runner, but you can be the nicest human being that someone has ever met in their life. And I just want to leave that legacy that being nice is a true treasure. George Foreman Read Quote
