Fighting is not physical, fighting is spiritual. It’s the determination and the will in the guy.
MIKE TYSONIt’s unnatural to fight somebody who has nothing against you and never did anything to you or to your family, who never stole anything from you. And now you’ve got to go and try to dismantle this guy.
More Mike Tyson Quotes
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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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Boxing brought me money and fame, but it never brought me no happiness.
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I’m just like you. I enjoy the forbidden fruits in life, too.
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Everybody you fight is not your enemy and everybody who helps you is not your friend.
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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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I’m a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds.
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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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No one wants to get up at 4 and run when it’s pitch-dark, but it has to be done. The only reason i do it so early is because i believe the other guy isn’t doing it and that gives me a little edge.
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You have to compete in life because if you don’t have no competition – no competition, no spirit, you know, you’ll fall under the slightest struggle.
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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 feel like sometimes that I was not meant for this society.
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I normally don’t do interviews with women unless I fornicate with them.
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You can’t be disturbed by anything. There’s no emotion involved. You can’t feel sorrow, you can’t feel pity, there’s nothing you feel. The job has to be done.
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Anyone with a grain of sense would know that if I punched my wife I would rip her head off. It’s all lies. I have never laid a finger on her.
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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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