Mike Tyson Quotes
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I normally don't do interviews with women unless I fornicate with them.
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When I was in prison, I was wrapped up in all those deep books. That Tolstoy crap - people shouldn't read that stuff.
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I'm not much for talking. You know what I do. I put guys in body bags when I'm right.
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Nietzsche's my favorite. He's just insane.
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I just have this thing inside me that wants to eat and conquer. Maybe it's egotistical, but I have it in me. I don't want to be a tycoon. I just want to conquer people and their souls.
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If Jesus was here, do you think Jesus would show me any love? Do you think Jesus would love me?
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I'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.'
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I can deal with adversity.
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You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes a day, unless you're too busy, then you should sit for an hour. If Tetris has taught me anything, it's that errors pile up & accomplishments disappear. Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.
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Whatever my situation, I'm a strong disciplinarian; I can do what I hate to do but do it like I love it.
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Fear is like fire; it can be helpful if you know how to use. If not, you'll get burned.
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People are going to say what they say. I know sometimes I say things; I offend people.
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Without struggle, there is no progress. There has to be struggle in your life. You have to grow in experience to control your ego. Cause, you know, an ego can be crushed, it can be killed, it can be smashed, but it comes back. It never dies. That's the thing about the ego: it never dies.
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Fighting is a sport; if you're not humble it's going to bring humbleness to you.
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I just want to conquer people and their souls.
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I just want them to keep bringing guys on and I'am going to strip them of their health. I bring pain a lot of pain.
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At one point, I thought life was about acquiring things. But as a I get older, life is totally about losing everything.
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When I fight someone, I want to break his will. I want to take his manhood. I want to rip out his heart and show it to him.
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Fear is your best friend or your worst enemy. It's like fire. If you can control it, it can cook for you; it can heat your house. If you can't control it, it will burn everything around you and destroy you. If you can control your fear, it makes you more alert, like a deer coming across the lawn.
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Every win, regardless a good or bad one, gives you more confidence.
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I don't have to be that gentleman ["baddest man on the planet"] anymore. Now I have to be "this" guy. And in order to be "this" guy, I have to be smiling, I have to be gregarious, I have to be entertaining, and I have to be friendly. This is what my career needs now. I've adapted. But 20 years from now, I may need a different persona.
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I am not a role model.
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I just did what I did in my era, basically because of my admiration for the guys who came before me. That's how I've always looked at it. I never thought of boxing like, I'm going to be the greatest fighter ever and make a lot of money. Instead, I thought I was going to win because I learned from the best. I carefully studied the videotapes of all the fighters from the past, dissected their styles, and entered the ring with their spirit.
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I have the same malice in my heart as far as the fight game is concerned, but outside the ring, I won't say anything a dignified man won't say.