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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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Fear is like fire; it can be helpful if you know how to use. If not, you'll get burned.
Mike Tyson
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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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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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I'm just a guy that is basically depending on my responsibility skills. I'm really responsible with my children and my wife and my family life. Things have changed with me. I'm not a night person anymore. I've got too many responsibilities to play.
Mike Tyson -
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 -
For what I get paid to get into the ring, I owe it to my fans to uphold the institution of sportsmanship.
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I know how hard it is to be a woman, especially a black woman.
Mike Tyson
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I normally don't do interviews with women unless I fornicate with them.
Mike Tyson -
I've been a prima-dona. I was taken care of since I was 13. That's why I am the way I am today. I was spoiled, like a brat. I had anything I wanted. That's crazy to be that way all your life. Everybody's taking care of you, but manipulating you at the same time. Very few people have a life like that. Most people have to work like slaves their whole lives. I've never had a job in my life. What I know how to do is hurt big, tough men - in the street and off.
Mike Tyson -
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.
Mike Tyson -
If Jesus was here, do you think Jesus would show me any love? Do you think Jesus would love me?
Mike Tyson -
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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At one point, I thought life was about acquiring things. But as a I get older, life is totally about losing everything.
Mike Tyson
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In the scheme of life, in emotion and loss, I responded the way I did. I lost. I shouldn't have responded that way. I've had some people tell me that I did a great thing - sticking up for myself - but to me, personally, with the way that I handled my emotions, I lost. But I learned. That will not happen again.
Mike Tyson -
One day some guy is going to get a billion-dollar fight.
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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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It's nothing personal, but I'm going to kill this guy.
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I can quit boxing now and practically go into any kind of business and I'll be successful just as well as I was in boxing.
Mike Tyson -
I'm sorry I let everybody down, I'm fighting just to pay my bills. I don't have the stomach for this anymore... I don't have the desire for it. I feel bad for the people... I wish they could get their money back.
Mike Tyson
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I can deal with adversity.
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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.
Mike Tyson -
You're sweet. I'm going to make sure you kiss me good with those big lips. I'm gonna make you my girlfriend.
Mike Tyson -
I never saw my mother happy with me and proud of me for doing something: She only knew me as being a wild kid running the streets, coming home with new clothes that she knew I didn't pay for. I never got a chance to talk to her or know about her. Professionally, it has no effect, but it's crushing emotionally and personally.
Mike Tyson