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I’m a bad guy. But if I was a good guy, nobody would want to pay to see me fight.

Mike Tyson

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.
MIKE TYSON

Dangerous Goodness Reading Yourself
Yes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon, smart too late.
MIKE TYSON

Leaving Old Smart Time Yourself
Fighting is not physical, fighting is spiritual. It’s the determination and the will in the guy.
MIKE TYSON

Determination Fight Man Physical Spiritual
I’m a bad guy. But if I was a good guy, nobody would want to pay to see me fight.
MIKE TYSON

Bad Fight Goodness Myself Pay
There’s nothing like being young, and happy, and fighting.
MIKE TYSON

Fight Happiness Spirit Young
Most fighters are the most humble people in the world because they’ve gotten their ass kicked before.
MIKE TYSON

Fight Humble People World
Not to be egotistical, but I don’t think there is a man on this planet who can beat me.
MIKE TYSON

Ego Man Myself Planet Thinking
Fighters are never who they appear to be.
MIKE TYSON

Appearance Fight
You can’t be disturbed by anything. There’s no emotion involved. You can’t feel sorrow, you can’t feel pity, there’s nothing you feel. The job has to be done.
MIKE TYSON

Disturb Emotion Feeling Job Sorrow Yourself
When you have something in life that you want to accomplish greatly, you have to be willing to give up your happiness I’ve lost all my sensitivity as far as being embarrassed, being shy, you just have to lose that.
MIKE TYSON

Accomplishment Give Up Greatness Happiness Life Lose Lost Myself Sensitive Willing
You never lose until you actually give up.
MIKE TYSON

Give Up Lose Yourself
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.
MIKE TYSON

Different Himself Love Man
I’m addicted to perfection. Problem with my life is I was always also addicted to chaos. Perfect chaos.
MIKE TYSON

Addiction Chaos Life Myself Perfection
The one thing I know, everyone respects the true person and everyone’s not true with themselves.
MIKE TYSON

Oneself Respect True
You stand your ground and you perform your art. That’s what the artist does. The artist is about perfection.
MIKE TYSON

Art Artist Ground Perfection Performance Stand Yourself
Every great general and warrior from the beginning of time was high.
MIKE TYSON

Beginning Greatness High Time Warrior
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 TYSON

Death Heritage Oppression Reality Thinking White Woman
When I was in prison, I was wrapped up in all those deep books. That Tolstoy crap – people shouldn’t read that stuff.
MIKE TYSON

Books Literature People Prison Reading
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.
MIKE TYSON

Dreams Hands Myself Reach Stardom
Boxing brought me money and fame, but it never brought me no happiness.
MIKE TYSON

Fame Happiness Money Myself
The tempt for greatness is the biggest drug in the world.
MIKE TYSON

Big Drugs Greatness World
These 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 TYSON

Accomplishment Dress Manipulation Time Way Window
When Jesus comes back, these crazy, greedy, capitalistic men are gonna kill him again.
MIKE TYSON

Crazy God Greedy Himself Human Man Return
Every win, regardless a good or bad one, gives you more confidence.
MIKE TYSON

Bad Confidence Goodness Win Yourself
I’m gonna make sure you talk about me, and your grandkids and kids after that gonna know about me…your great grandkids will say “wow, wasn’t that a bizarre individual?”
MIKE TYSON

Children Greatness Myself Talk
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.
MIKE TYSON

Fast Late Myself People Speed
People 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 TYSON

Insult Myself People Poor Sympathy

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