People relate to fighters so much because fighting reflects life.
MIKE TYSONTupac Shakur always wanted me to smoke weed with him, and I never did it, and I wish I did…That’s my biggest regret.
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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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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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You have to be a friend to yourself. You know, ’cause if you’re not a friend to yourself, you’re an enemy to yourself and if someone’s a friend of everybody they are an enemy to themselves.
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I try my best to learn from other people’s mistakes. I have a lot of respect for people who can change.
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Boxing brought me money and fame, but it never brought me no happiness.
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Everyone has a plan ’till they get punched in the mouth.
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A man that is a friend to everyone is an enemy to himself.
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Sometimes during a relationship, a friendship, a friend’s gonna have to prove they’re your friend, and you’re gonna have to prove you’re their friend.
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I felt the same fear in my first fight as I did in my last fight. It never goes away.
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I’m just like you. I enjoy the forbidden fruits in life, too.
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Discipline is doing what you hate to do, but nonetheless doing it like you love it.
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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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Hard times fall upon everybody. Whatever it is, we’re going to get out of it.
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Everybody you fight is not your enemy and everybody who helps you is not your friend.
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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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