George Foreman Quotes

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

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

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.

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

If you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it

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

Excellence isn't achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You've got to have both.

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

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.

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

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

Learn to sell and you'll never starve

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.

You never help others by allowing them to getaway with giving less than their best efforts.

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

If you want to be obsessed to be your best, you must get ride of the negative things that are weighing you down.

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

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.

You live and learn. Then you die and forget it all.

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.

If you can look in your mother's eyes and she's proud of you, then you're a champion.

Read the Bible; it is your roadmap through life.

I get up in the morning looking for an adventure.

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.

One of my goals is to inspire everyone I meet to become a better person.