I’m a historian, and that freaks me out.
MIKE TYSONI’m a historian, and that freaks me out.
MIKE TYSONI feel like sometimes that I was not meant for this society.
MIKE TYSONAs human beings, nobody gets out of this world free. We all have to do some suffering before we leave.
MIKE TYSONThese books ain’t window dressing. I think Machiavelli’s the most sophisticated writer outside of Shakespeare. Way ahead of his time. Such a manipulative person. Everything he accomplished he did by kissin’ ass.
MIKE TYSONI’m a bad guy. But if I was a good guy, nobody would want to pay to see me fight.
MIKE TYSONFighting is a sport; if you’re not humble it’s going to bring humbleness to you.
MIKE TYSONEvery great general and warrior from the beginning of time was high.
MIKE TYSONPeople say ‘Poor guy.’ That insults me. I despise sympathy. So I screwed up. I made some mistakes. ‘Poor guy,’ like I’m some victim. There’s nothing poor about me.
MIKE TYSONI felt the same fear in my first fight as I did in my last fight. It never goes away.
MIKE TYSONYes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon, smart too late.
MIKE TYSONEverybody thinks this is a tough man’s sport. This is not a tough man’s sport. This is a thinking man’s sport. A tough man is gonna get hurt real bad in this sport.
MIKE TYSONWhat I’ve done in the past is history and what I’m gonna do in the future is a mystery.
MIKE TYSONTreat the world the way you want to be treated.
MIKE TYSONThis 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 TYSONI can’t change myself. I’m Mike Tyson. I’m a regular kid from the getto striving to do something positive with myself. I happen to fight well.
MIKE TYSONMy biggest weakness is my sensitivity. I am too sensitive a person.
MIKE TYSON