I’m tender on the inside.
MR. TI’m tender on the inside.
MR. TI hold the door for the ladies – I’m a gent.
MR. TI don’t worry. I don’t doubt. I’m daring. I’m a rebel.
MR. TAny man who doesn’t love his mama can’t be no friend of mine.
MR. TMy momma didn’t clean up floors so I could be a thug… so I could wear my pants down.
MR. TWhen I go out and I meet people who are suffering and they come and talk to me, Mr. T cries, Mr. T who could break a man’s jaw with his fist.
MR. TWe had the wood shop, the machine shop, so I know about all that. I wanted to build buildings when I graduated from high school. I do know my way around that stuff.
MR. TTo have a comeback, you have to have a setback.
MR. TTo the women and children, T stands for tender. To the bad guys and thugs, it stands for tough.
MR. TMy mother never cursed at home; my father never cursed at home. My father didn’t drink. Even though we were poor, we would say a blessing over the table. So that’s who I am.
MR. TI know about two things: ‘Rocky III’ and Clubber Lang, and ‘A-Team’ and B.A. Baracus. That’s who I am!
MR. TSee, behind all my tough, rough exterior is basically a marshmallow, maybe a pussycat. But not a wimp!
MR. TI’ve never seen myself as a star. I never call myself a celebrity or a superstar, whatever.
MR. TWhen I was old enough to change my name, I changed it to Mr. T so that the first word out of someone’s mouth was ‘Mister,’ a sign of respect.
MR. TLife guided me to being a bodyguard, protecting people, then in the movies, so I’m happy with everything because basically all I ever wanted to do was be a good son and take care of my mother.
MR. TNBC had a show called ‘The Toughest Bouncer in America’ that I did. But I told them I didn’t like that term, ‘bouncer.’.
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