George Foreman

If I could take a punch like that, I might have been able to think up a name besides George for all my sons.

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.

Let the other guy have whatever he wants before the fight. Once the bell rings he's gonna be disappointed anyway.

If you don't dream, you might as well be dead.

Today the biggest decisions I make aren't related to the heavyweight title. They are whether I visit McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy's, or Jack-in-the-Box.

These guys from the nation's capital - now they do a lot of thinking. Referring to boxers from D.C., not politicians.

I hit Ali with everything and he said 'is that all you got' and I said 'yeah, that's pretty much it.'

I know from experience that you should never give up on yourself or others, no matter what.

Sonny Liston stood up to me and actually made me give ground. No one has ever done that to me before or since.

I'm the world heavyweight champion. I consider myself a citizen of the whole world.

In boxing, I had a lot of fear. Fear was good. But, for the first time, in the bout with Muhammad Ali, I didnt have any fear. I thought, This is easy. This is what Ive been waiting for. No fear at all. No nervousness. And I lost.

Its very important that people know that I really enjoy everything that has happened to me. And I tell my kids... youre not going to be the tallest, fastest, prettiest, the best track runner, but you can be the nicest human being that someone has ever met in their life. And I just want to leave that legacy that being nice is a true treasure.

I think its so good for boxing when a new guy or new blood as we call it, makes a big statement.

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.

So many of us have loved ones and people we really care about, and the only time we show affection is when they are gone. I have preached at funerals, and you see loved ones who didnt even say hello to dear ones when they were alive. Give them hugs, kisses while they are alive and need it.

Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.

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.

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

The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income.

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

Evil lurks where disappointment lodges...

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 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.

I hope to have one more boxing match at the age of 55. Given that demographic at the age of 55 to 65, you've got to make a statement with your life. Otherwise, you are just existing.

When I was a kid in Houston, we were so poor we couldn't afford the last 2 letters, so we called ourselves po'.

When I was a boxer, I wanted to be champion of the world, not the richest man in the world.

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

I was a tiger, a good fighter, in good shape, but I was always nervous before boxing matches.

All my sons are named George Foreman. They all know where they came from.