A man that is a friend to everyone is an enemy to himself.
MIKE TYSONA man that is a friend to everyone is an enemy to himself.
MIKE TYSONEvery win, regardless a good or bad one, gives you more confidence.
MIKE TYSONFighting is not physical, fighting is spiritual. It’s the determination and the will in the guy.
MIKE TYSONYou need to learn independence. You have to be independent – it builds character.
MIKE TYSONI can’t change myself. I’m Mike Tyson. I’m a regular kid from the getto striving to do something positive with myself. I happen to fight well.
MIKE TYSONI’m the most brutal and ruthless conquerer there has ever been.
MIKE TYSONThe one thing I know, everyone respects the true person and everyone’s not true with themselves.
MIKE TYSONWhen I was in prison, I was wrapped up in all those deep books. That Tolstoy crap – people shouldn’t read that stuff.
MIKE TYSONThere’s nothing like confidence.
MIKE TYSONI felt the same fear in my first fight as I did in my last fight. It never goes away.
MIKE TYSONYes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon, smart too late.
MIKE TYSONHard times fall upon everybody. Whatever it is, we’re going to get out of it.
MIKE TYSONThe tempt for greatness is the biggest drug in the world.
MIKE TYSONWe’re all going to have tests in our life… We never know when that test comes, but we know we have to be prepared for it. We’re all going to be tested. The dark energy is going to knock on all of our doors.
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.
MIKE TYSONWhat 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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