You never lose until you actually give up.
MIKE TYSONThese 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.
More Mike Tyson Quotes
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Not to be egotistical, but I don’t think there is a man on this planet who can beat me.
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I 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.
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You need to learn independence. You have to be independent – it builds character.
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If you’re not humble, life will visit humbleness upon you.
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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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Most fighters are the most humble people in the world because they’ve gotten their ass kicked before.
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Sometimes, the people we invest the most time in disappoint us the most.
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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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I normally don’t do interviews with women unless I fornicate with them.
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At one point, I thought life was about acquiring things. But as a I get older, life is totally about losing everything.
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Yes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon, smart too late.
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It’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.
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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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Destroy or be destroyed! I just love that way of life!
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Discipline is doing what you hate to do, but nonetheless doing it like you love it.
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I’m the most brutal and ruthless conquerer there has ever been.
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Boxing brought me money and fame, but it never brought me no happiness.
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There’s nothing like being young, and happy, and fighting.
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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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Treat the world the way you want to be treated.
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Anger is my biggest enemy in life.
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Fighters are never who they appear to be.
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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’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?”
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As long as we persevere and endure, we can get anything we want.
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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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