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.
MIKE TYSONI 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.
More Mike Tyson Quotes
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I fight for perfection.
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Money is my God. If you think God will help you then quit your job and see how much he cares.
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I’m not much for talking. You know what I do. I put guys in body bags when I’m right.
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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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The tempt for greatness is the biggest drug in the world.
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Fighters are never who they appear to be.
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When you have something in life that you want to accomplish greatly, you have to be willing to give up your happiness I’ve lost all my sensitivity as far as being embarrassed, being shy, you just have to lose that.
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My power is discombobulatingly devastating. It’s ludricrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm.
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I don’t react to a tragic happening any more. I took so many bad things as a kid and some people think I don’t care about anything. It’s just too hard for me to get emotional. I can’t cry no more.
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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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Tupac 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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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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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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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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Treat the world the way you want to be treated.
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