I’m the most brutal and ruthless conquerer there has ever been.
MIKE TYSONYou stand your ground and you perform your art. That’s what the artist does. The artist is about perfection.
More Mike Tyson Quotes
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I could have knocked him out in the 3rd round but I wanted to do it slowly, So he would remember this night for a long time.
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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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There’s nothing to fear but fear itself. It’s an illusion of fear. Fear is an illusion. If you gonna die, you gonna die anyway; it’s not something to fear, fear is not gonna help.
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Everybody wants to be somebody. Everybody wants to be noticed. Everybody wants to be somebody important. Importance is just treating people good. That’s important.
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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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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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Sometimes, the people we invest the most time in disappoint us the most.
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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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People love you when you’re successful, but if you’re not, who really cares about you?
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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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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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At one point, I thought life was about acquiring things. But as a I get older, life is totally about losing everything.
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Fighting is a sport; if you’re not humble it’s going to bring humbleness to you.
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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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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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