I use my celebrity status to inspire someone, to give them hope.
MR. TI learned that from Muhammad Ali; I used to bodyguard him. He taught me about confidence. So when it comes to any job I work, I’m gonna do it good; I’m going to bring it over the top.
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I said I would never wear my gold again because it would be insensitive and disrespectful to all the people who died and lost everything in Katrina.
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My mother raised me with God. We were poor financially, but we were rich spiritually.
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When I was old enough to change my name, I changed it to Mr. T so that the first word out of someone’s mouth was ‘Mister,’ a sign of respect.
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Stay humble and be concerned for the less fortunate.
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I learned that from Muhammad Ali; I used to bodyguard him. He taught me about confidence. So when it comes to any job I work, I’m gonna do it good; I’m going to bring it over the top.
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If I forget to pray, I can’t get through the day without snapping at people.
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I’m tough when I have to be, tender when I should be. When you find a really tough guy, he’s not a predator. He doesn’t have to prove himself.
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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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I have the Midas touch, in the way that when I hook up with a project, I feel, not speaking cocky or conceited, but there’s a confidence I have.
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Guys who have to pretend to be tough, they ain’t. I’m tough.
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My mother is a strong, wonderful woman. I could never be anything she didn’t want me to be.
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I don’t have a problem with Hulk Hogan. People say things and do things, and who am I to judge?
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You pity the fool because you don’t want to beat up a fool! You know, pity is between sorry and mercy. See, if you pity him, you know, you won’t have to beat him up. So that’s why I say fools, you gotta give another chance because they don’t know no better. That’s why I pity them!
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I get up every morning and say, ‘Father, give me strength today, not strength so I can lift 500 pounds, but give me strength.
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We all gonna die eventually from something or other, but don’t be a wimp. Put up a good fight.
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