Mike Tyson Quotes
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There's nothing like confidence.
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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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Common sense is so very simple but very difficult to grasp.
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One minute I'm robbing a dope house. Next minute I'm the youngest heavyweight champion of the world. I'm only 20, 19, with a lot of money. Who am I? What am I? I don't even know who I am. I'm just a dumb child who's being abused and robbed by lawyers. I'm just a dumb pugnacious fool. I'm just a fool who thinks he's someone. Then you tell me I should be responsible.
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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 was very dedicated and serious about fighting. I'd read about all the fighters. I found out where they came from, knew about their mothers and their fathers . . . I just read all about their lives, their training.
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You never lose until you actually give up.
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Sarah Palin met the wombshifter! Old Sarah and the wombshifter.
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I normally don't do interviews with women unless I fornicate with them.
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People tell me I'm a comedian, but I don't approach acting from that perspective. I do know that everything in life has to do with your timing and perception. You have to be comfortable with the rhythm that you're in. You can't just jump into a fast rhythm if yours is slow. You might have to pick up the pace but in your own particular way. It has to do with personality, too.
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Fear is the greatest obstacle to learning. But fear is your best friend. Fear is like fire. If you learn to control it, you let it work for you. If you don’t learn to control it, it’ll destroy you and everything around you. Like a snowball on a hill, you can pick it up and throw it or do anything you want with it before it starts rolling down, but once it rolls down and gets so big, it’ll crush you to death. So one must never allow fear to develop and build up without having control over it, because if you don’t you won’t be able to achieve your objective or save your life.
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He was crying in there, making woman gestures.
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Things can change. Life is all a learning process.
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I don't try to intimidate anybody before a fight. That's nonsense. I intimidate people by hitting them.
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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 am not a role model.
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You need to learn independence. You have to be independent - it builds character.
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I feel bad about my outlook, how I feel about people and society, and that I'll never be part of society the way I should.
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Every win, regardless a good or bad one, gives you more confidence.
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Nietzsche's my favorite. He's just insane.
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Every great general and warrior from the beginning of time was high.
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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 don't want my kids to be like me, I don't want my daughter to date a guy like me. You know, for a guy like me success is to take care of my children to take care of their life and make 'em cushioned. I don't want them to be around people like me. You know, success for me would be that they never have the opportunity of being in the presence of someone like me.
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Mr. Arthur Ashe, he was good. I read some of his books. He knew about everything, but he was real quiet and didn't talk much. I never met him.