I’m the most brutal and ruthless conquerer there has ever been.
MIKE TYSONI’m the most brutal and ruthless conquerer there has ever been.
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 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.
MIKE TYSONIn order for me to achieve… I had to regard myself greater than what I was. In other words I had to fake it until I make it.
MIKE TYSONThis 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?
MIKE TYSONWhen Jesus comes back, these crazy, greedy, capitalistic men are gonna kill him again.
MIKE TYSONYes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon, smart too late.
MIKE TYSONNot to be egotistical, but I don’t think there is a man on this planet who can beat me.
MIKE TYSONI try my best to learn from other people’s mistakes. I have a lot of respect for people who can change.
MIKE TYSONThe one thing I know, everyone respects the true person and everyone’s not true with themselves.
MIKE TYSONEvery great general and warrior from the beginning of time was high.
MIKE TYSONTupac 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 TYSONI’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.’
MIKE TYSONIn order to be a friend to anybody, you have to be a friend to yourself. If you’re not a friend to yourself, there’s no way you’re gonna have any friends.
MIKE TYSONAs human beings, nobody gets out of this world free. We all have to do some suffering before we leave.
MIKE TYSONI fight for perfection.
MIKE TYSON