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Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing.

~Gene Tunney

Topics: Basketball Boxing Breathing Jumping Me Much Part Running Swimming Were

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As a West Side kid fooling around with boxing gloves, I had been, for some reason of temperament, more interested in dodging a blow than in striking one.

~Gene Tunney

Topics: Around Been Blow Boxing Fooling Gloves Had Interested Kid More Reason Side Some Striking Temperament Than West West Side

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

~George Foreman

Topics: Always Before Boxing Fighter Good Good Shape Matches Nervous Shape Tiger

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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.

~George Foreman

Topics: Ali Any Been Boxing Easy Fear First First Time Good Had Lost Lot Muhammad Muhammad Ali Nervousness No Fear Thought Time Waiting

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Boxing is like jazz. The better it is, the less people appreciate it.

~George Foreman

Topics: Appreciate Better Boxing Jazz Less Like People

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I wanted to be the best street fighter in Houston, Texas. And I thought if I got a trophy or two, I'd go back home, and everyone would be afraid of me. I had one fight in '67, the first one. In '68 of October, I was an Olympic gold-medalist, a dream come true, with a total of 25 boxing matches.

~George Foreman

Topics: Afraid Back Best Boxing Come Dream Everyone Fight Fighter First First One Go Got Had Home Houston Matches Me October Olympic Street Texas Thought Total Trophy True Two Wanted Would

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I started a youth center in Houston. The kids would come in and want to learn to box; they wanted to tear up the world, beat up the world. And I'd try to show them they didn't need anger. They didn't need all that killing instinct they'd read about. You can be a human being and pursue boxing as a sport.

~George Foreman

Topics: About Anger Beat Being Box Boxing Center Come Houston Human Human Being Instinct Kids Learn Need Pursue Read Show Sport Started Tear Them Try Up Want Wanted World Would You Youth

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Oh, there's nothing more dangerous in life at getting hurt at than love itself. People are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more than a boxing match.

~George Foreman

Topics: Affairs Boxing Dangerous Getting Hurt Itself Life Love Match More Never Nothing Oh People Recover Than

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People are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more than a boxing match.

~George Foreman

Topics: Affairs Boxing Hurt Love Match More Never People Recover Than

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We all think we've got one more boxing match in us, and that, probably, will be the downfall of Floyd Mayweather, George Foreman, Manny Pacquiao. We'll overstay our welcome.

~George Foreman

Topics: Boxing Downfall Floyd George Got Match More Our Think Us Welcome Will

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