Anytime I can sneak in a moment to fish and ride horses, I’m a happy camper!
Don’t let any opportunity lead you away from serving God. That’s a price that’s too high to pay.
That gal’s all skull and no brains. She’s like Joe Frazier with lipstick.
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.
My mother was watching on television and she doesn’t want me to hurt anyone.
My whole family likes to play basketball. George II plays for his high school team and George III and George IV and George V are going to be good players. One day we’re going to have a team and call it Georgetown.
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.
Evil lurks where disappointment lodges...
No doubt about it, in my career Ron Lyle hit me the hardest. One time he hit me so hard I didn’t see it until I saw it on film when I woke up!
Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.
If you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it.
You live and learn. Then you die and forget it all.
I respect that you want to protect your niece. You know, I didn’t want my daughter to become a boxer. Neither did Mohammad. But Joe Frazier, on the other hand, he had his baby girl boxing in the crib.
It embarrasses me to think of all those years I was buying silk suits and alligator shoes that were hurting my feet; cars that I just parked, and the dust would just build up on them.
The Rope a Dope would not have existed without the Big Dope.
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.
As an entrepreneur, don’t follow the crowd; let them follow you.
Nobody can do everything well, so learn how to delegate responsibility to other winners and then hold them accountable for their decisions.
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.
I do believe he’s the greatest, but forget about boxing – give that to Joe Louis, or somebody – I believe he’s one of the greatest men I’ve ever met.