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.
MIKE TYSONThere’s nothing like being young, and happy, and fighting.
More Mike Tyson Quotes
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Fighters are never who they appear to be.
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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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I’m a historian, and that freaks me out.
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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 a bad guy. But if I was a good guy, nobody would want to pay to see me fight.
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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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I can’t change myself. I’m Mike Tyson. I’m a regular kid from the getto striving to do something positive with myself. I happen to fight well.
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Boxing brought me money and fame, but it never brought me no happiness.
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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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Discipline is doing what you hate to do, but nonetheless doing it like you love it.
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My biggest weakness is my sensitivity. I am too sensitive a person.
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I’m the most brutal and ruthless conquerer there has ever been.
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I always had a lot of responsibilities. I just didn’t take them. I just decided to take care of my responsibilities, live up to them. That’s a pretty interesting job. It’s harder than being heavyweight champion of the world.
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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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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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