Not to be egotistical, but I don’t think there is a man on this planet who can beat me.
MIKE TYSON
MIKE TYSON
Mike Tyson on ego
Mike Tyson91 quotes“Not to be egotistical, but I don’t think there is a man on this planet who can beat me.”
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