I fight for perfection.
MIKE TYSONPeople relate to fighters so much because fighting reflects life.
More Mike Tyson Quotes
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God lets everything happen for a reason. It’s all a learning process, and you have to go from one level to another.
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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 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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I’m addicted to perfection. Problem with my life is I was always also addicted to chaos. Perfect chaos.
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I’m a historian, and that freaks me out.
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In order to succeed greatly, you have to be prepared to fail greatly. If you can’t do both of them, you’ve got a problem.
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The tempt for greatness is the biggest drug in the world.
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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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When Jesus comes back, these crazy, greedy, capitalistic men are gonna kill him again.
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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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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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Fighters are never who they appear to be.
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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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Fighting is a sport; if you’re not humble it’s going to bring humbleness to you.
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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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