George Foreman Professions : Professional Boxer Born : January 10, 1949 Browse All Authors Top 124 quotes by George Foreman Many people fail not so much because of their mistakes; they fail because they are afraid to try. George Foreman mistake trying people 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 risk play people If you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it George Foreman behinds excuse want To be successful in life, you must get in the habit of turning negatives into positives. George Foreman being-successful habit successful I'm working for the Lord, and even though the Lord's pay isn't very high, his retirement program is. George Foreman lord pay retirement Being angry and resentful of someone is like letting them live rent-free in your head. George Foreman resentful angry I've seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won. George Foreman shadow boxing funny You have to keep your goal in mind and never lose sight of it. I envisioned myself winning the heavyweight title for ten years before I actually captured it. If you're not driven to do your best, you'll never reach the level of excellence in your life. George Foreman sight winning years Changing your nature is the hardest thing to do. But I discovered that you can be who you choose to be. George Foreman you-choose things-to-do hardest All I've ever tried to tell anyone is that I'm not a black man or a white man or anything else. All I've ever been was an American. George Foreman white-man white men Evil lurks where disappointment lodges. George Foreman lodges disappointment evil When problems arise, you will usually find two types of people: whiners and winners. Whiners obstruct progress; they spend hours complaining about this point or that, without offering positive solutions. Winners acknowledge the existence of the problem, but they try to offer practical ideas that can help resolve the matter in a manner that is satisfactory to both parties. George Foreman party offering ideas Excellence isn't achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You've got to have both. George Foreman perspiration excellence inspiration If you don't dream, you might as well be dead. George Foreman wells dream might There's more to boxing than hitting. There's not getting hit, for instance. George Foreman boxing inspirational sports If you want to be obsessed to be your best, you must get ride of the negative things that are weighing you down. George Foreman obsessed want negative One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person. George Foreman better-person goal inspire I am a winner each and every time I go into the ring. George Foreman winner rings winning You may have even an ex-wife or an ex-husband, but you can never have ex-children. George Foreman wife husband children Sometimes God gives instructions that go against conventional wisdom, such as treating people kindly when they're hateful. Who really wants to do that? Instructions like that may not always make sense, so that's why I need to trust and obey the One who inspired them. George Foreman giving people needs Similar Authors Bonnie Canino professional-boxer Antonio Tarver professional-boxer Anthony Joshua professional-boxer Ann Wolfe professional-boxer Andre Ward professional-boxer Alexis Arguello professional-boxer All Authors
