Fighting is a sport; if you’re not humble it’s going to bring humbleness to you.
MIKE TYSONWe’re all going to be tested. The dark energy is going to knock on all of our doors.
More Mike Tyson Quotes
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The mind is a real dangerous neighborhood to travel by ourselves.
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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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Tupac Shakur always wanted me to smoke weed with him, and I never did it, and I wish I did…That’s my biggest regret.
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Everyone has a plan ’till they get punched in the mouth.
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I’m addicted to perfection. Problem with my life is I was always also addicted to chaos. Perfect chaos.
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As long as we persevere and endure, we can get anything we want.
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The drug dealers, they sympathize with me. They see me as some sort of pathetic character.
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You have to compete in life because if you don’t have no competition – no competition, no spirit, you know, you’ll fall under the slightest struggle.
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My power is discombobulatingly devastating. It’s ludricrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm.
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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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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.
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This white woman came up to me, and I’m thinking, WOW. When I was a kid, she would have been robbed and raped and left for dead. This is a real strange scenario, and I just wanted to cry. I’m like, “Who am I? Where’s my heritage?
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Destroy or be destroyed! I just love that way of life!
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We all have to control our feelings. That’s the thing that separates us from animals.
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I’m the most brutal and ruthless conquerer there has ever been.
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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.
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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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Any man can do what he has to do. But doing it like you love it? That is what takes it to a whole different level. A champion does it like he loves it, even when he doesn’t.
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Confidence breeds success & success breeds confidence, Confidence applied properly surpasses genius.
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People relate to fighters so much because fighting reflects life.
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You have to be a friend to yourself. You know, ’cause if you’re not a friend to yourself, you’re an enemy to yourself and if someone’s a friend of everybody they are an enemy to themselves.
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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.
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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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Money is my God. If you think God will help you then quit your job and see how much he cares.
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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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Fighters are never who they appear to be.
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