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Mike Tyson

I’m a historian, and that freaks me out.
MIKE TYSON

Freak History Myself
At one point, I thought life was about acquiring things. But as a I get older, life is totally about losing everything.
MIKE TYSON

Acquire Life Lose Myself Old Point
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 TYSON

Enemy Friendship Self Love Yourself
I don’t try to intimidate anybody before a fight. That’s nonsense. I intimidate people by hitting them.
MIKE TYSON

Fight Hit Intimidate Myself People Try
As long as we persevere and endure, we can get anything we want.
MIKE TYSON

Endurance Inspirational Motivational Perseverance
I’m not much for talking. You know what I do. I put guys in body bags when I’m right.
MIKE TYSON

Death Kill Myself Right Talk
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.
MIKE TYSON

Darkness Early Morning Myself Reason Run Wake Up
My power is discombobulatingly devastating. It’s ludricrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm.
MIKE TYSON

Devastation Mortal Myself Power
There’s nothing like confidence.
MIKE TYSON

Confidence One Liner
Not to be egotistical, but I don’t think there is a man on this planet who can beat me.
MIKE TYSON

Ego Man Myself Planet Thinking
We all have to control our feelings. That’s the thing that separates us from animals.
MIKE TYSON

Control Feeling Ourselves
You 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 TYSON

Competition Rival Spirit Struggle Yourself
I’m the most brutal and ruthless conquerer there has ever been.
MIKE TYSON

Brutal Conqueror Myself
There’s nothing like being young, and happy, and fighting.
MIKE TYSON

Fight Happiness Spirit Young
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.
MIKE TYSON

Dreams Hands Myself Reach Stardom
Most fighters are the most humble people in the world because they’ve gotten their ass kicked before.
MIKE TYSON

Fight Humble People World
I’m addicted to perfection. Problem with my life is I was always also addicted to chaos. Perfect chaos.
MIKE TYSON

Addiction Chaos Life Myself Perfection
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.
MIKE TYSON

Bad Hurt Man Reality Sports Thinking Tough
Everyone has a plan ’till they get punched in the mouth.
MIKE TYSON

Fight Oneself Planning
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.
MIKE TYSON

Knowledge Learning Life Mindset Myself Wisdom
I’m just like you. I enjoy the forbidden fruits in life, too.
MIKE TYSON

Enjoyment Fruit Life Myself
I feel like sometimes that I was not meant for this society.
MIKE TYSON

Feeling Myself Society Time
People love you when you’re successful, but if you’re not, who really cares about you?
MIKE TYSON

Care Love People Success Yourself
When I was in prison, I was wrapped up in all those deep books. That Tolstoy crap – people shouldn’t read that stuff.
MIKE TYSON

Books Literature People Prison Reading
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.
MIKE TYSON

Himself Night Remember Slow Time
I fight for perfection.
MIKE TYSON

Fight Myself Perfection
You never lose until you actually give up.
MIKE TYSON

Give Up Lose Yourself

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