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.
MIKE TYSONYou need to learn independence. You have to be independent – it builds character.
More Mike Tyson Quotes
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It’s unnatural to fight somebody who has nothing against you and never did anything to you or to your family, who never stole anything from you. And now you’ve got to go and try to dismantle this guy.
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Discipline is doing what you hate to do, but nonetheless doing it like you love it.
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I’m a bad guy. But if I was a good guy, nobody would want to pay to see me fight.
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Anger is my biggest enemy in life.
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Destroy or be destroyed! I just love that way of life!
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I’m a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds.
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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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Everybody you fight is not your enemy and everybody who helps you is not your friend.
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The tempt for greatness is the biggest drug in the world.
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You need to learn independence. You have to be independent – it builds character.
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What I’ve done in the past is history and what I’m gonna do in the future is a mystery.
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I’m just like you. I enjoy the forbidden fruits in life, too.
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Everybody thinks this is a tough man’s sport. This is not a tough man’s sport. This is a thinking man’s sport. A tough man is gonna get hurt real bad in this sport.
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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 not much for talking. You know what I do. I put guys in body bags when I’m right.
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