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.
MIKE TYSONYou 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.
More Mike Tyson Quotes
-
-
Hard times fall upon everybody. Whatever it is, we’re going to get out of it.
MIKE TYSON -
Fighting is a sport; if you’re not humble it’s going to bring humbleness to you.
MIKE TYSON -
I’m addicted to perfection. Problem with my life is I was always also addicted to chaos. Perfect chaos.
MIKE TYSON -
I refuse to let adversity allow me to be average.
MIKE TYSON -
Most fighters are the most humble people in the world because they’ve gotten their ass kicked before.
MIKE TYSON -
The one thing I know, everyone respects the true person and everyone’s not true with themselves.
MIKE TYSON -
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.
MIKE TYSON -
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.
MIKE TYSON -
What I’ve done in the past is history and what I’m gonna do in the future is a mystery.
MIKE TYSON -
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 TYSON -
Sometimes, the people we invest the most time in disappoint us the most.
MIKE TYSON -
Everyone has a plan ’till they get punched in the mouth.
MIKE TYSON -
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.
MIKE TYSON -
My biggest weakness is my sensitivity. I am too sensitive a person.
MIKE TYSON -
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.
MIKE TYSON