Most fighters are the most humble people in the world because they’ve gotten their ass kicked before.
MIKE TYSONWe all have to control our feelings. That’s the thing that separates us from animals.
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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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.
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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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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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It’s good to know how to read, but it’s dangerous to know how to read and not how to interpret what you’re reading.
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There’s nothing like confidence.
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Treat the world the way you want to be treated.
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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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Some people are faster than others; I’m just figuring it out later, that’s all. I’m getting smart too late and old too soon.
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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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People love you when you’re successful, but if you’re not, who really cares about you?
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I don’t try to intimidate anybody before a fight. That’s nonsense. I intimidate people by hitting them.
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Every great general and warrior from the beginning of time was high.
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I normally don’t do interviews with women unless I fornicate with them.
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I don’t react to a tragic happening any more. I took so many bad things as a kid and some people think I don’t care about anything. It’s just too hard for me to get emotional. I can’t cry no more.
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