I’m addicted to perfection. Problem with my life is I was always also addicted to chaos. Perfect chaos.
MIKE TYSONI’m addicted to perfection. Problem with my life is I was always also addicted to chaos. Perfect chaos.
MIKE TYSONEvery great general and warrior from the beginning of time was high.
MIKE TYSONYes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon, smart too late.
MIKE TYSONThe tempt for greatness is the biggest drug in the world.
MIKE TYSONSome 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.
MIKE TYSONI’m a bad guy. But if I was a good guy, nobody would want to pay to see me fight.
MIKE TYSONAny 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.
MIKE TYSONI’m gonna make sure you talk about me, and your grandkids and kids after that gonna know about me…your great grandkids will say “wow, wasn’t that a bizarre individual?”
MIKE TYSONI’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.
MIKE TYSONYou 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.
MIKE TYSONFighting is not physical, fighting is spiritual. It’s the determination and the will in the guy.
MIKE TYSONI’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.’
MIKE TYSONNo 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.
MIKE TYSONThe mind is a real dangerous neighborhood to travel by ourselves.
MIKE TYSONYou never lose until you actually give up.
MIKE TYSONYou need to learn independence. You have to be independent – it builds character.
MIKE TYSON