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