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BY GEORGE
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No athlete has captured America's dream and
imagination as has George Foreman. When barely out
of his teens in 1968, he startled the world by
winning an Olympic gold medal in Mexico City. In his
early twenties, he brutally destroyed the seemingly
invincible Joe Frazier to capture boxing's
heavyweight championship. Not long after, in Zaire,
he was on the opposite end of a startling upset,
losing his crown to Muhammad Ali. By 1977, Foreman
had quit fighting, undergone a religious conversion,
and begun preaching on Texas street corners.
Which is where George Foreman's story doesn't end, but practically
begins. A decade later, in order to raise money for
his beloved Houston youth center, he shocked the
sports community by returning to the ring. They
laughed at this large, middle-aged man, but George
Foreman turned their snickers into awestruck cheers.
In November 1994, at the age of forty-five and
against all odds, he recaptured boxing's crown.
Now, in By George, Foreman tells the incredible story of his
triumphs, defeats, and comeback. He writes openly of
his troubled childhood, the rage that fueled his
early athletic triumphs, his many marriages, and his
communion with God, which has so permeated his
adulthood. How George Foreman has not only survived
but prevailed is one of the most inspiring,
unforgettable sages of our time. |
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