George Foreman Quotes

For my books of nonfiction I write about subjects I find fascinating. I've been a Yankees and a Lou Gehrig fan for decades, so I wrote 'Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man.' It's more the story of his great courage than of his baseball playing. Children face all sorts of challenges, and it's my hope that some will be inspired by the courage of Lou Gehrig.

The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.

He was a great man. He taught himself how to walk again, to write with his left hand. My father was a hero.

Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.

It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it.

Hard times don't create heroes. It is during the hard times when the 'hero' within us is revealed.

When we read stories of heroes, we identify with them. We take the journey with them. We see how the obstacles almost overcome them. We see how they grow as human beings or gain qualities or show great qualities of strength and courage and with them, we grow in some small way.

Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work, may direct his gaze. Behold an equal thing, worthy of a God, a brave man matched in conflict with evil fortune.

I speak to people who have been through so much more.

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.

For a lot of people, Superman is and has always been America's hero. He stands for what we believe is the best within us: limitless strength tempered by compassion, that can bear adversity and emerge stronger on the other side. He stands for what we all feel we would like to be able to stand for, when standing is hardest.

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

Great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed.

Kids come up to me all the time and say, 'Once I was going through a really bad time, and I saw you crash and get up, and it inspired me.'

Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

Here's to the pilot that weathered the storm.

I adore themes of hope and courage and the ways we find meaning through suffering.

The way I see things, the way I see life, I see it as a struggle. And there's a great deal of reward I have gained coming to that understanding - that existence is a struggle.

I believe very deeply in the human spirit, and I have a sense of awe about it. I look around and ask, 'What makes the difference? What is it?' I've known people the world has thrown everything at - to discourage them, to kill them, to break their spirit. And yet something about them retains a dignity. They face life and they don't ask quarters.

It is surmounting difficulties that makes heroes.

I feel like I'm a fighter. I've fought my whole life to get to where I'm at. I like fight movies. When someone gets knocked down, I like to root for him to succeed.

By using novels, I show ordinary kids confronting and overcoming great odds.

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival.

A high station in life is earned by the gallantry with which appalling experiences are survived with grace.

I try to find scripts of stories that kinda celebrate the human condition... let's talk about the tough world out there and the human spirit overcoming adversity.