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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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March 16th, Mike Tyson [vs.] Razor Ruddock, Razor Ruddock dies. If he doesn't die, it doesn't count. If he's not dead, it doesn't count.
Mike Tyson
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Boxing is an ego-driven sport. The idea is to not get too personal or emotional with it. You just know when it's over, it's over, and that's it.
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When I'm on stage, I'm not me playing me. I'm somebody else doing me. I could never go on stage and be like, "Hey, I'm Mike Tyson. My mother and father was in the sex industry." That's the politically correct way to say it, but I would really say, "My mother and father were pimps and whores. This is my life." I could never do that as Mike Tyson. Because I'd feel sorry for myself. But if I could be objective about it and be somebody else, portraying Mike Tyson, saying this story, then it's easy sailing.
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You never lose until you actually give up.
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I fight for perfection.
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I'm trying to figure things out in the world. No one knows what this life thing is all about - there's no manual. Just trying to figure it out.
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People are going to say what they say. I know sometimes I say things; I offend people.
Mike Tyson
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I've lived places these guys can't defecate in.
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Being in the ring became my reality, and, in my reality, I'd think I was someone special.
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Kindness and humbleness are really good qualities to possess. But, if you have to use the word humble, it means you're not humble. And if you're not humble to this world, this world will thrust humbleness upon you.
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I love to hit people. I love to.
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You can't stay married in a situation where you are afraid to go to sleep in case your wife might cut your throat.
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I sacrifice so much of my life, can I at least get laid?
Mike Tyson
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Every great general and warrior from the beginning of time was high.
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There's nothing like being young, and happy, and fighting.
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If he's not dead, it doesn't count.
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As human beings, nobody gets out of this world free. We all have to do some suffering before we leave.
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I still can’t believe [ Muhammad Ali ] knows my name. It astounds me he knows who I am. I first met Ali in 1976. I was locked up in a juvenile home and he came to visit. I’ve never forgotten it.
Mike Tyson -
I'll go back and take what the people owe me.
Mike Tyson
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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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A man that is a friend to everyone is an enemy to himself.
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I like entertaining people. I like being on stage. I like being in the life. This is what I do. This is the only thing I know how to do besides rob people and fight. Even when I was robbing people, I was entertaining them. But that's just what I love doing.
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I don't try to intimidate anybody before a fight. That's nonsense. I intimidate people by hitting them.
Mike Tyson