Mike Tyson Quotes
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I'm the best fighter in the world. No one can beat me....My objective is to inflict as much pain as possible, to win and win spectacularly...Ever since I was 12 years old, I was groomed to be the heavyweight champion of the world. I've been prepared to handle the pressure, the dealing with the press, everything.
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I didn't know how to be any other way. I felt like one of those barbarian kings just coming to conquer the Roman Empire.
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I never think of physical fighting. It's always spiritual. Fighting is spiritual.
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For this fight my blood, my soul, everything was on the line.
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Money is my God. If you think God will help you then quit your job and see how much he cares.
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All praise is to Allah, I'll fight any man, any animal, if Jesus were here I'd fight him too.
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I don't know, man, I guess I'm gonna fade into Bolivian.
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Back when I was a kid, I never liked the kind of kids that my kids have become. They're privileged and have things very easy. But I'm proud of them. None of my kids are getting high, they love school, they're very popular.
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I want to rip out his heart and feed it to Lennox Lewis. I want to kill people. I want to rip their stomachs out and eat their children.
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I'm a nut case, but that is what I believe.
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I'm a bad guy. But if I was a good guy, nobody would want to pay to see me fight.
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I just want to try everything. I want to see how good I can be, the best I can be at what I'm doing. I want to do everything. You know? I want to be in a musical. I want to do everything. I want to try and sing.
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My life's not tragic at all. How many guys do you know who are bankrupt and just bought a $3 million house and are getting ready to get $6 million more?
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I can talk about humility, but I'm not humble. I mean, if you say, I'm humble, you've just contradicted yourself. But I'm trying to be, man, I'm trying so hard.
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God lets everything happen for a reason. It's all a learning process, and you have to go from one level to another.
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I think the reality of prison is you don't get anything unless you want it in there. Whatever happens to you in prison, this is what you asked for. Nothing happens to you if you don't give that vibe.
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When 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.
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Fade into Bolivian, I guess.
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You have to be a friend to yourself. You know, 'cause if you're not a friend to yourself, you're an enemy to yourself and if someone's a friend of everybody they are an enemy to themselves.
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I tried to stay away from King. You can't do it. It's like staying away from taxes. Sooner or later, he'll get you.
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I can sell out Madison Square Garden masturbating.
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It's just what I'm born to do, I'm born to entertain people. I could do it for thirty-thousand people or three people, it's just what I know how to do. My soul objective only is for me to have the audience say 'when's the next time I can see him?' That's what I do.
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Discipline is doing what you hate to do, but nonetheless doing it like you love it.
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We're all going to be tested. The dark energy is going to knock on all of our doors.