Mike Tyson Quotes
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You never lose until you actually give up.
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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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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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I'm a Muslim, but I think Jesus would have a drink with me. He would be cool. He would talk to me.
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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 like fire; it can be helpful if you know how to use. If not, you'll get burned.
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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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You need to learn independence. You have to be independent - it builds character.
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It's nothing personal, but I'm going to kill this guy.
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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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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.
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I fight for perfection.
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There are nine million people who see me in the ring and hate my guts. Most of them are white. That's okay. Just spell my name right.
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God, it would be good to be a fake somebody rather than a real nobody.
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I just want to conquer people and their souls.
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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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I can deal with adversity.
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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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To be successful in sports or business, you really have to live the lifestyle. Success is about lifestyle. Just because I was training and working hard, that didn't make me champion or a good fighter. My lifestyle made me a good fighter. In my mind and my daily life, I was the heavy weight champ when I was 15 or 14. I lived the life of the heavyweight champion, and that's who I became. And that is so much more than just training. So, when the time presented itself, that's who I already was. I was ready. I was already there.
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Every great general and warrior from the beginning of time was high.
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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 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.
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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.
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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.