George Foreman

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 have on a pair of boxing gloves and who hadn't been training. ”

I never get upset about what I read in the newspaper. I realize that every human being can make a difference in this world. ”

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. ”

You wouldn't meet a Joe Frazier down today and then up tomorrow, said hello to big shots then ignore someone on the lower level; he was the most consistent human being. What you see is what you get. ”

Anytime I can sneak in a moment to fish and ride horses, I'm a happy camper. ”

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. ”

Just take one step at a time, trusting that God still has a plan for you, and He will make the best out of your situation. ”

In boxing, I had a lot of fear. Fear was good. But, for the first time, in the bout with Muhammad Ali, I didn't have any fear. I thought, 'This is easy. This is what I've been waiting for'. No fear at all. No nervousness. And I lost. ”

When you're in a single-parent home, they try to give you a good foundation, but by the time you're 4 or 5 years old, from that point on you're pretty much on your own. ”

I cannot remember a time when I was not getting into fights. ”