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 TYSONHard times fall upon everybody. Whatever it is, we’re going to get out of it.
More Mike Tyson Quotes
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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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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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Treat the world the way you want to be treated.
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I’m a historian, and that freaks me out.
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Sometimes, the people we invest the most time in disappoint us the most.
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There’s nothing like being young, and happy, and fighting.
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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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When Jesus comes back, these crazy, greedy, capitalistic men are gonna kill him again.
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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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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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We all have struggles in life but we have to continue to fight.
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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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Destroy or be destroyed! I just love that way of life!
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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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You stand your ground and you perform your art. That’s what the artist does. The artist is about perfection.
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