Quotes from George Foreman

I'm on the record for five losses or something like that, but the one guy who really whipped me was Muhammad Ali. And it taught me one big lesson. That no matter how big and strong you are, you're going to have to use your mind. You must think things out.

But boxing was my profession. I had to go back the second time because I was broke and I couldn't just go and get a college degree and earn it. I had too many bills, too many families.

Evil lurks where disappointment lodges.

They'll take everything, even your tears.

It's strange because you - your life goes so swiftly. You look up one day you're a teenager, the next day you're a grandfather and you want to decide, 'I sure hope my kids don't make the same mistakes.'

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

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

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

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

The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.

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.

My kids idea of a hard life is to live in a house with only one phone.

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

I just don't know how I was able to be a boxer in the first place without believing God.

I teach kids that want to be tough that their fists are not the way.

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.

I'm never without my dog. They would be in every corner of the house, and my wife will not allow me to have any more than that. But I have lots of dogs. I love the dogs. I breed them. I always have a puppy coming. And I show dogs. I show German shepherds.

You've got to keep a dog with you at all times. A dog cannot roam. You've got to keep him in the house with you. You can't have a wild dog and expect days to go good.

I love the UFC. I love it. If they had had that back when I was coming up, in 1966, it would have been my sport. Man, I love it. And you know what? Nobody would have pulled the rope-a-dope on me.

Put your name on something, it better be the best... you only get one shot.

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

I want to keep fighting because it is the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don't fight, I'll eat this planet.

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.