Foreman became a Christian in 1977 right after losing his bout with Jimmy Young. He became very ill that night in his dressing room and had a near-death experience in which Foreman described himself in a "hellish place of loneliness and despair." He begged God for a second chance and to change his life.
Foreman showed up for a ceremony in which his birthplace of Marshall TX named a street after him even though he hadn't been to the town since he was a toddler.
Foreman: 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 Foreman: George Foreman. A miracle. A mystery to myself. Who am I? The mirror says back. The George you was always meant to be. Wasn't always like that. Used to look in the mirror and cried a river.