George Foreman

George Edward Foreman (January 10, 1949 – March 21, 2025) was an American two-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion. Nicknamed Big George, he became a successful businessman and an ordained Christian minister who had his own church.

I don't even think about a retirement program because I'm working for the Lord, for the Almighty.

Quotes

In the bout with Muhammad Ali, I didn't have any fear. I thought, "This is easy. This is what I've been waiting for." No fear at all. No nervousness. And I lost.

My life is much more than boxing — I've been knocked out more outside the ring than in the ring.

• I don't even think about a retirement program because I'm working for the Lord, for the Almighty. And even thought the Lord's pay isn't very high, his retirement program is, you might say, out of this world.
  • George works for a higher power. [1]

• I want to keep fighting because it is the only thing that keeps me out of the hamburger joints. If I don't fight, I'll eat this planet.
  • Foreman's a hungry man[2]

• It was like fighting a billy-goat, butt and run. I was saved by the jab. No jab and we would have lost it.
  • After fighting Axel Schulz in 1995.[3]

• In boxing, I had a lot of fear. Fear was good. But, for the first time, in the bout with Muhammad Ali, I didn't have any fear. I thought, "This is easy. This is what I've been waiting for." No fear at all. No nervousness. And I lost.
  • As quoted in Imperfect Heroes : Teaching in Challenging Times to Motivate Student Achievement (2022) by Andrew Barkley, p. 8

• My life is much more than boxing — I've been knocked out more outside the ring than in the ring.
  • As quoted in "'Big George Foreman' wanted to make biopic to re-enact his religious epiphany: 'I tasted death'", USA Today (30 April 2023)

Quotes about Foreman

• I've seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won!
  • Muhammad Ali on George.[4]