This white woman came up to me, and I’m thinking, WOW. When I was a kid, she would have been robbed and raped and left for dead. This is a real strange scenario, and I just wanted to cry. I’m like, “Who am I? Where’s my heritage?
MIKE TYSONIn order to succeed greatly, you have to be prepared to fail greatly. If you can’t do both of them, you’ve got a problem.
More Mike Tyson Quotes
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Boxing brought me money and fame, but it never brought me no happiness.
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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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Money is my God. If you think God will help you then quit your job and see how much he cares.
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Fighting is not physical, fighting is spiritual. It’s the determination and the will in the guy.
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What was most important was the knowledge [aspect] of the fight. I learned this early on and just told myself to “upgrade my mind.” That’s just what I wanted to do my whole life.
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God lets everything happen for a reason. It’s all a learning process, and you have to go from one level to another.
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People love you when you’re successful, but if you’re not, who really cares about you?
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The drug dealers, they sympathize with me. They see me as some sort of pathetic character.
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The one thing I know, everyone respects the true person and everyone’s not true with themselves.
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Any man can do what he has to do. But doing it like you love it? That is what takes it to a whole different level. A champion does it like he loves it, even when he doesn’t.
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Destroy or be destroyed! I just love that way of life!
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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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Confidence breeds success & success breeds confidence, Confidence applied properly surpasses genius.
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Yes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon, smart too late.
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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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