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.
MIKE TYSONEveryone has a plan ’till they get punched in the mouth.
More Mike Tyson Quotes
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Boxing brought me money and fame, but it never brought me no happiness.
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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 just like you. I enjoy the forbidden fruits in life, too.
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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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As human beings, nobody gets out of this world free. We all have to do some suffering before we leave.
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Fighting is not physical, fighting is spiritual. It’s the determination and the will in the guy.
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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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I refuse to let adversity allow me to be average.
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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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In order to be a friend to anybody, you have to be a friend to yourself. If you’re not a friend to yourself, there’s no way you’re gonna have any friends.
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We’re all going to be tested. The dark energy is going to knock on all of our doors.
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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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What I’ve done in the past is history and what I’m gonna do in the future is a mystery.
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You never lose until you actually give up.
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There’s nothing to fear but fear itself. It’s an illusion of fear. Fear is an illusion. If you gonna die, you gonna die anyway; it’s not something to fear, fear is not gonna help.
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