I felt the same fear in my first fight as I did in my last fight. It never goes away.
MIKE TYSONI’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.’
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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God lets everything happen for a reason. It’s all a learning process, and you have to go from one level to another.
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Sometimes during a relationship, a friendship, a friend’s gonna have to prove they’re your friend, and you’re gonna have to prove you’re their friend.
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If you’re not humble, life will visit humbleness upon you.
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Fighting is not physical, fighting is spiritual. It’s the determination and the will in the guy.
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The tempt for greatness is the biggest drug in the world.
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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 never lose until you actually give up.
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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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These books ain’t window dressing. I think Machiavelli’s the most sophisticated writer outside of Shakespeare. Way ahead of his time. Such a manipulative person. Everything he accomplished he did by kissin’ ass.
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I’m a historian, and that freaks me out.
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Most fighters are the most humble people in the world because they’ve gotten their ass kicked before.
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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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I’m just like you. I enjoy the forbidden fruits in life, too.
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My power is discombobulatingly devastating. It’s ludricrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm.
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