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My objective was to hurt the other fighters. I wanted to hurt them. I wanted to be merciless. Man, I was a wild thing. It’s kind of a drug, a rush.

Mike Tyson

Everyone has a plan ’till they get punched in the mouth.
MIKE TYSON

Fight Oneself Planning
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.
MIKE TYSON

Death Fear Help Illusion Yourself
You never lose until you actually give up.
MIKE TYSON

Give Up Lose Yourself
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

Accomplishment Dress Manipulation Time Way Window
Money is my God. If you think God will help you then quit your job and see how much he cares.
MIKE TYSON

Care God Help Job Money Quit Thinking Yourself
If you’re not humble, life will visit humbleness upon you.
MIKE TYSON

Humble Visit Yourself
Boxing brought me money and fame, but it never brought me no happiness.
MIKE TYSON

Fame Happiness Money Myself
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?
MIKE TYSON

Death Heritage Oppression Reality Thinking White Woman
I don’t try to intimidate anybody before a fight. That’s nonsense. I intimidate people by hitting them.
MIKE TYSON

Fight Hit Intimidate Myself People Try
I’m a historian, and that freaks me out.
MIKE TYSON

Freak History Myself
God lets everything happen for a reason. It’s all a learning process, and you have to go from one level to another.
MIKE TYSON

God Learning Level Oneself Process Reason
People love you when you’re successful, but if you’re not, who really cares about you?
MIKE TYSON

Care Love People Success Yourself
You need to learn independence. You have to be independent – it builds character.
MIKE TYSON

Build Independence Learning Need Yourself
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.
MIKE TYSON

Himself Night Remember Slow Time
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.
MIKE TYSON

Dreams Hands Myself Reach Stardom
I refuse to let adversity allow me to be average.
MIKE TYSON

Adversity Allow Average Myself

My objective was to hurt the other fighters. I wanted to hurt them. I wanted to be merciless. Man, I was a wild thing. It’s kind of a drug, a rush.

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My objective was to hurt the other fighters. I wanted to hurt them. I wanted to be merciless. Man, I was a wild thing. It’s kind of a drug, a rush.

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