I’m a bad guy. But if I was a good guy, nobody would want to pay to see me fight.
MIKE TYSONMoney is my God. If you think God will help you then quit your job and see how much he cares.
More Mike Tyson Quotes
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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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Treat the world the way you want to be treated.
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I’m scared every time I go into the ring, but it’s how you handle it. What you have to do is plant your feet, bite down on your mouthpiece and say, ‘Let’s go.’
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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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You need to learn independence. You have to be independent – it builds character.
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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.
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I could have knocked him out in the 3rd round but I wanted to do it slowly, So he would remember this night for a long time.
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People relate to fighters so much because fighting reflects life.
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As long as we persevere and endure, we can get anything we want.
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If you’re not humble, life will visit humbleness upon you.
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Everybody 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.
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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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What I’ve done in the past is history and what I’m gonna do in the future is a mystery.
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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.
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At one point, I thought life was about acquiring things. But as a I get older, life is totally about losing everything.
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