Mike Tyson Quotes
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I am the most ruthless, brutal champion ever. There is no one who can match me. I want your heart. I want to eat your children.
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I respect the media. But periodically things come up. Like the guy in Toronto [CP24 Interview]. This is what I run into, also. Everybody that helps you is not necessarily your friend. And everybody that fights you is not necessarily your enemy. So you always have to be on guard.
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If you're not humble, life will visit humbleness upon you.
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For this fight my blood, my soul, everything was on the line.
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I want to throw down your kid and stomp on his testicles, and then you will know what it is like to experience waking up everyday as me. And only then will you feel my pain.
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We're all going to be tested. The dark energy is going to knock on all of our doors.
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I'm a nut case, but that is what I believe.
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My life's not tragic at all. How many guys do you know who are bankrupt and just bought a $3 million house and are getting ready to get $6 million more?
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Back when I was a kid, I never liked the kind of kids that my kids have become. They're privileged and have things very easy. But I'm proud of them. None of my kids are getting high, they love school, they're very popular.
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Fade into Bolivian, I guess.
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I used to have lots of tigers. I had all sorts of exotic pets when I had some money. Before I was broke, I had everything. Pigeons and vultures, lions, tigers, and bears. I had it all.
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I think the reality of prison is you don't get anything unless you want it in there. Whatever happens to you in prison, this is what you asked for. Nothing happens to you if you don't give that vibe.
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I didn't come from a household where my mother dragged me outside and said, "You'd better fight." My mother wouldn't let me fight. I was not an aggressive kid.
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I felt Holyfield was using his head illegally. I told the referee I wasn't getting any help, so I went back to the streets. I cannot defend it, but it happened.
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What I've done in the past is history and what I'm gonna do in the future is a mystery.
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Man is not meant to be humble, he’s meant to be humbled.
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I was hittin' him with body punches and I hurt him. Actually he was cryin' in there, makin' woman gestures like.
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My intentions were not to fascinate the world with my personality.
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My style was impetuous, my defenses were impregnable, and I was ferocious.
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Box gap is not a thing. If you need to back up to a mirror and bend over to find out how you look, you are playing to the wrong audience.
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I don't want anyone to have to interview me. I wish I didn't have to talk too much about myself.
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When you have something in life that you want to accomplish greatly, you have to be willing to give up your happiness…I’ve lost all my sensitivity as far as being embarrassed, being shy, you just have to lose that.
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Glen Rice is a wonderful man. He's a wonderful guy, but you want her to be with somebody like [Dennis] Rodman getting up in there. Pushing her guts up into the back of her head.
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Boxing brought me money and fame, but it never brought me no happiness.