George Foreman Quotes

Boxing changed my life. It's like a drug; you can't believe how great it is! Let me tell you something, you hit somebody on the chin, the guy goes down, the crowd roars...Wow! You really feel something!

Fighting is different than other sports because you're not competing as regularly.

I remember the first time I stepped into the ring at age 16. I loved hitting things... but who likes getting hit?!

I had no idea if I could fight when I first started. My first four amateur fights, I had never even been punched in the face or trained of any kind.

Ring rust is real. I've experienced it myself.

I want to fight a UFC fighter.

To me, fighting is special because that's what I enjoy to do. Every fight is a memory to me.

I love fighting. I love what I do.

The only thing I miss is the actual fight night and the feeling of winning. I can say this with my hand on my heart, there is no greater feeling than standing victorious in the ring or in the case of my last fight, a stadium.

I stretch for a full hour before a fight because I know I'm going to take a lot of punishment in the ring. That's my secret.

As the fighter, you're the one getting in the ring, you're the one risking injuries, you're the one risking your life - not only on the day of the fight, but in training camp. You're getting punched, you're training, you're sparring. You have to make sure that it's worth the risk - the compensation, the terms, the fights that you want.

Stockton is a great fight town because if you drive long enough on some of these roads, you'll probably see a pretty good street fight.

I work with one of the best striking coaches in the world, Henri Hooft.

I love this fight game. I'm passionate about it. I feel great about it.

Every time I touched Ronda, connected a punch, I wanted more and more. That's why the fight was so fast. Every time I connected, I felt that she couldn't take it, so I threw more and only stopped when it was over. But it was good.

I'm very anxious. If you're going to fight the best fighters, you have to be prepared for a war, a highly-anticipated fight.

I do jiu-jitsu my whole life, so why would I try to stand and bang with Mike Tyson? I'm going to learn boxing in six months because my opponent is good in boxing? That makes no sense.

I'd love a training camp. But if they walked in the door right now and said, 'Do you want to fight for the title in the next 10 minutes?' I'm out the door, warming up, ready to go.

There's a lot psychologically going on in boxing... I think I relate to some of it. I have a respect for it. It's like performing, but it's also this crazy, self-destructive thing.

I'm a fighter. I'm not a promoter and I'm not a manager so I leave that up to my manager and my promoter and I just fight.

For me, fighting is in the blood, and it's something I grew up doing.

I've fought tactical fights in a gym, but never in a fight before.

Some guys are gym fighters, some guys are better in the ring.

Over time, the business itself has evolved and changed almost seemingly every year. I've been able to adjust and change my style and adapt to whoever I'm in the ring with.

I want to fight Tim Elliott. I want to fight him.