Mike Tyson Quotes
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The tempt for greatness is the biggest drug in the world.
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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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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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I try my best to learn from other people's mistakes. I have a lot of respect for people who can change.
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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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I'am not predictor of fights, but I know when I hit 'em good, the fight is close to an end.
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I fight for perfection.
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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'm just happy I'm not a phoney.
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Unfortunately, sometimes you can't have fun accomplishing your goals. Sometimes people don't have the determination, the will, the steadfastness, the tenacity, they give in under the slightest struggle.
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I never wanted to do anything else but fight, when I was a kid. I never had any broader perspective of my own perspective. I didn't know anything about anything else. I just wanted to fight until I could fight no more, and then I wanted to own a bar and drink and tell war stories.
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Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.
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When you're a great finisher, you'll become popular. Joe Louis was a great finisher.
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Sarah Palin met the wombshifter! Old Sarah and the wombshifter.
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The U.S. prostitutes are fighting with everybody, shooting at everybody. It's like dating a gangbanger.
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I'm a vegan. I lost 150 pounds because of being a vegan.
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I love acting. I love stage work, more than anything. It's just live. It's right there in front of you. If you make a mistake, they know it and you know it. I won't do anything where I feel like I'm just making a fool out of myself. By doing that, I'm able to rise to my highest potential.
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I intend to fight and I want to win. But my priorities are basically to be a good Brother and a strong one, and to try to be a good father one day.
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I can deal with adversity.
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I like horror movies. Nightmare on Elm Street is my favourite. I even get scared a little bit watching horror.
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Some people are faster than others; I'm just figuring it out later, that's all. I'm getting smart too late and old too soon.
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In order to succeed greatly, you have to be prepared to fail greatly. If you can't do both of them, you've got a problem.
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There's nothing like confidence.
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I am not a role model.