My objective was to hurt the other fighters. I wanted to hurt them. I wanted to be merciless. Man, I was a wild thing. It’s kind of a drug, a rush.
MIKE TYSONPeople love you when you’re successful, but if you’re not, who really cares about you?
More Mike Tyson Quotes
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We’re all going to be tested. The dark energy is going to knock on all of our doors.
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Everybody wants to be somebody. Everybody wants to be noticed. Everybody wants to be somebody important. Importance is just treating people good. That’s important.
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Yes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon, smart too late.
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In order for me to achieve… I had to regard myself greater than what I was. In other words I had to fake it until I make it.
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My nature is to get instant gratification. On stage, I can feel everybody’s anticipation. I know what they want, I know what I’m going to give them, I know when I’m going to give it to them, I know when they want it.
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You stand your ground and you perform your art. That’s what the artist does. The artist is about perfection.
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There’s no future in our past. Just experience. We want to return to it, but we don’t want to close the door on it either.
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It’s good to know how to read, but it’s dangerous to know how to read and not how to interpret what you’re reading.
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I don’t react to a tragic happening any more. I took so many bad things as a kid and some people think I don’t care about anything. It’s just too hard for me to get emotional. I can’t cry no more.
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I’m a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds.
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Discipline is doing what you hate to do, but nonetheless doing it like you love it.
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I refuse to let adversity allow me to be average.
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You have to compete in life because if you don’t have no competition – no competition, no spirit, you know, you’ll fall under the slightest struggle.
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Some people are faster than others; I’m just figuring it out later, that’s all. I’m getting smart too late and old too soon.
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Not to be egotistical, but I don’t think there is a man on this planet who can beat me.
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