You have to be a friend to yourself. You know, ’cause if you’re not a friend to yourself, you’re an enemy to yourself and if someone’s a friend of everybody they are an enemy to themselves.
MIKE TYSONAs human beings, nobody gets out of this world free. We all have to do some suffering before we leave.
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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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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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There’s nothing wrong with making mistakes, just don’t make the same ones. We don’t want to duplicate them.
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People relate to fighters so much because fighting reflects life.
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There’s nothing like being young, and happy, and fighting.
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Everybody thinks this is a tough man’s sport. This is not a tough man’s sport. This is a thinking man’s sport. A tough man is gonna get hurt real bad in this sport.
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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 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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Fighting is not physical, fighting is spiritual. It’s the determination and the will in the guy.
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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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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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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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Boxing brought me money and fame, but it never brought me no happiness.
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Every win, regardless a good or bad one, gives you more confidence.
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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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