Top 90 George Foreman Quotes (2025 Update)

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

— George Foreman

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

— George Foreman

3. “Don’t try to reinvent the wheel. Just learn from the guys who have already done it well. You need a mentor, a seasoned coach who is willing to share his wisdom and experience with you. Ask someone who has already been successful to guide you.”

— George Foreman

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

— George Foreman

5. “Read the Bible; it is your roadmap through life.”

— George Foreman

6. “If something is worth doing, it is worth doing right. I take that one step further. You shouldn’t do anything unless you do it right.”

— George Foreman

7. “The question isn’t at what age I want to retire, it’s at what income.”

— George Foreman

8. “If you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it.”

— George Foreman

9. “It’s great to reminisce about good memories of my past. It was enjoyable when it was today. So learning to enjoy today has two benefits: it gives me happiness right now, and it becomes a good memory later.”

— George Foreman

10. “That’s my gift. I let that negativity roll off me like water off a duck’s back. If it’s not positive, I didn’t hear it. If you can overcome that, fights are easy.”

— George Foreman

11. “Learn to sell and you’ll never starve.”

— George Foreman

12. “You live and learn. Then you die and forget it all.”

— George Foreman

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

— George Foreman

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

— George Foreman

15. “Don’t let any opportunity lead you away from serving God. That’s a price that’s too high to pay.”

— George Foreman

16. “If you don’t dream, you might as well be dead.”

— George Foreman

17. “If you can look in your mother’s eyes and she’s proud of you, then you’re a champion.”

— George Foreman

18. “I want to keep fighting because it’s the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don’t fight, I’ll eat this planet.”

— George Foreman

19. “I always carried a small American flag red white and blue with me so people would know I was from America.”

— George Foreman

20. “Sure the fight was fixed. I fixed it with a right hand.”

— George Foreman

21. “Filling a need is not merely good business; it’s a basic attitude towards life. If you see a need, do whatever you can to meet that need.”

— George Foreman

22. “Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.”

— George Foreman

23. “People trust me. I sell sincerity.”

— George Foreman

24. “I’m working for the Lord, and even though the Lord’s pay isn’t very high, his retirement program is.”

— George Foreman

25. “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

26. “I hit Ali with everything and he said ‘is that all you got’ and I said ‘yeah, that’s pretty much it.’”

— George Foreman

27. “Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.”

— George Foreman

28. “I look at my children and one thing I’m most proud of, in my heart, are my children.”

— George Foreman

29. “Plant a seed of greatness in your children. Speak a word of encourgement to someone who needs to hear it. Inspire someone to be a better person. One day you’ll reap a harvest, and your world will become a better place to live.”

— George Foreman

30. “You may have even an ex-wife or an ex-husband, but you can never have ex-children.”

— George Foreman

31. “The age of 40 is not a death sentence.”

— George Foreman

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

— George Foreman

33. “Changing your nature is the hardest thing to do. But I discovered that you can be who you choose to be.”

— George Foreman

34. “All the dogs I have are German shepherds from Germany, and I fly them back to Germany to show them.”

— George Foreman

35. “I know from experience that you should never give up on yourself or others, no matter what.”

— George Foreman

36. “Heroes have a rough time because they stand up when they ought not to, they speak when they ought not to; they always have to go that extra mile.”

— George Foreman

37. “We, too, need to be patient, especially when it comes to reaching new goals.”

— George Foreman

38. “Choose wise and Godly people to advise you.”

— George Foreman

39. “Just look at the great Nelson Mandela. He came out of prison and saved his entire country. Some of the best people in the world have spent time in prison.”

— George Foreman

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40. “All my sons are named George Foreman. They all know where they came from.”

— George Foreman

41. “There’s more to boxing than hitting. There’s not getting hit, for instance.”

— George Foreman

42. “The Rope a Dope would not have existed without the Big Dope.”

— George Foreman

43. “As a child I was sometimes so hungry that I used to dream that one day I’d get locked in a grocery store.”

— George Foreman

44. “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

45. “George Foreman. A miracle. A mystery to myself. Who am I? The mirror says back. The George you was always meant to be. Wasn’t always like that. Used to look in the mirror and cried a river.”

— George Foreman

46. “After you work out, you have your dog with you. There’s no better companion. You’ve got to have a friend. I didn’t like opponents who had dogs with them. Because you know they had a little edge. They have a friend.”

— George Foreman

47. “I think sleeping was my problem in school. If school had started at 4:00 in the afternoon, I’d be a college graduate today.”

— George Foreman

48. “Evil lurks where disappointment lodges...”

— George Foreman

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

— George Foreman

50. “A Jack Russell terrier? My god. He’ll burn you up. They never stop. A German shepherd, you can only go so many miles.”

— George Foreman