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.
MIKE TYSONThe tempt for greatness is the biggest drug in the world.
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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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People relate to fighters so much because fighting reflects life.
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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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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 to control our feelings. That’s the thing that separates us from animals.
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Treat the world the way you want to be treated.
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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 don’t react to a tragic happening any more. I took so many bad things as a kid and some people think I don’t care about anything. It’s just too hard for me to get emotional. I can’t cry no more.
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When Jesus comes back, these crazy, greedy, capitalistic men are gonna kill him again.
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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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Everybody you fight is not your enemy and everybody who helps you is not your friend.
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You need to learn independence. You have to be independent – it builds 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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I fight for perfection.
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In order to succeed greatly, you have to be prepared to fail greatly. If you can’t do both of them, you’ve got a problem.
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