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.
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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Everybody you fight is not your enemy and everybody who helps you is not your friend.
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I’m not much for talking. You know what I do. I put guys in body bags when I’m right.
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We all have to control our feelings. That’s the thing that separates us from animals.
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My power is discombobulatingly devastating. It’s ludricrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm.
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Everyone has a plan ’till they get punched in the mouth.
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Fighters are never who they appear to be.
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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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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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There’s nothing like confidence.
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In order for me to achieve… I had to regard myself greater than what I was. In other words I had to fake it until I make it.
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People relate to fighters so much because fighting reflects life.
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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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In order to be a friend to anybody, you have to be a friend to yourself. If you’re not a friend to yourself, there’s no way you’re gonna have any friends.
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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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