I fight for perfection.
MIKE TYSONMy 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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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.
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I don’t try to intimidate anybody before a fight. That’s nonsense. I intimidate people by hitting them.
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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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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.
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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.
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You never lose until you actually give up.
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I always had a lot of responsibilities. I just didn’t take them. I just decided to take care of my responsibilities, live up to them. That’s a pretty interesting job. It’s harder than being heavyweight champion of the world.
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My biggest weakness is my sensitivity. I am too sensitive a person.
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There’s nothing wrong with making mistakes, just don’t make the same ones. We don’t want to duplicate them.
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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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As long as we persevere and endure, we can get anything we want.
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We all have to control our feelings. That’s the thing that separates us from animals.
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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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You stand your ground and you perform your art. That’s what the artist does. The artist is about perfection.
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There’s nothing like confidence.
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