I get up every morning and say, ‘Father, give me strength today, not strength so I can lift 500 pounds, but give me strength.
MR. TThey used to call me ‘Touchdown T.’ I remember in high school, we had homecoming, and I got in front of the pep rally, and I told them, ‘I’m going to run for three touchdowns.’ I ran for three touchdowns, kicked the extra point, and took myself out the game.
More Mr. T Quotes
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When I was growing up, my family was so poor we couldn’t afford to pay attention.
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Visiting the hospital, visiting the kids with cancer, visiting the adults, and stuff like that. That’s what I do.
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I’ve turned those steel chains into gold to symbolize the fact that I’m still a slave, only my price tag is higher.
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I don’t mean to be cocky, but if I’m never on TV again.
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I go to cancer wards, and I tell them guys, ‘I’ve beaten it. You can, too.’
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I was being trained because I wanted to be a preacher like my father. I wanted to talk about Moses; I wanted to talk about God.
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I try to work out my mind more these days. I try to eat right. I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, and I take the skin off chicken. But I’m not on no special diet. I like my steak and potatoes, ice cream, doughnuts.
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I was a straight-A student. But I was a bad lad.
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If you gonna wear the mohawk, you stick with it. You don’t just be dibby-dabbing. You make up your mind.
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Basically, I wear sandals, like Jesus. When it gets cold in Chicago, the snow way up to my knees, I still wear my sandals. But that’s me.
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I have a heart of gold, but I’m really a marshmallow in my heart.
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See, behind all my tough, rough exterior is basically a marshmallow, maybe a pussycat. But not a wimp!
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To me, it’s offensive. A bouncer likes to get physical, likes to put his hands on people.
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They shouldn’t make the departure of a dancer so tear jerky because nobody’s going to war.
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I tell everybody, I get so much because I give so much. I give freely, I give all my time, give all my money, give all of my soul.
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