When I was in prison, I was wrapped up in all those deep books. That Tolstoy crap – people shouldn’t read that stuff.
MIKE TYSONWhen I was in prison, I was wrapped up in all those deep books. That Tolstoy crap – people shouldn’t read that stuff.
MIKE TYSONI’m not much for talking. You know what I do. I put guys in body bags when I’m right.
MIKE TYSONTreat the world the way you want to be treated.
MIKE TYSONI try my best to learn from other people’s mistakes. I have a lot of respect for people who can change.
MIKE TYSONPeople say ‘Poor guy.’ That insults me. I despise sympathy. So I screwed up. I made some mistakes. ‘Poor guy,’ like I’m some victim. There’s nothing poor about me.
MIKE TYSONThere’s nothing like being young, and happy, and fighting.
MIKE TYSONYou can’t be disturbed by anything. There’s no emotion involved. You can’t feel sorrow, you can’t feel pity, there’s nothing you feel. The job has to be done.
MIKE TYSONWhen you have something in life that you want to accomplish greatly, you have to be willing to give up your happiness I’ve lost all my sensitivity as far as being embarrassed, being shy, you just have to lose that.
MIKE TYSONI’m addicted to perfection. Problem with my life is I was always also addicted to chaos. Perfect chaos.
MIKE TYSONThere’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.
MIKE TYSONIn 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 TYSONMy biggest weakness is my sensitivity. I am too sensitive a person.
MIKE TYSONYou stand your ground and you perform your art. That’s what the artist does. The artist is about perfection.
MIKE TYSONEvery win, regardless a good or bad one, gives you more confidence.
MIKE TYSONWe all have to control our feelings. That’s the thing that separates us from animals.
MIKE TYSONI’m just like you. I enjoy the forbidden fruits in life, too.
MIKE TYSON