1) "That's what people respect, the fact that I wasn't a chump
that laid on his back and gave up." - Mike Tyson
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3) "I just want to conquer people and their souls." - Mike Tyson
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5) “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.” - Mike Tyson
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7) "I just want to do what I do best, and that's fight. I love it" - Mike Tyson
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9) "I have the same malice in my heart as far as the fight game is concerned, but outside the ring, I won't say anything a dignified man won't say" - Mike Tyson
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11) "Everyone says “I wish I was in your shoes…”, the hundreds of people that wish they were in my shoes don’t know the tenth of it. If they were in my shoes they would cry like a baby.” - Mike Tyson
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13) "I could feel his muscle tissues collapse under my force. It's ludicrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm" - Mike Tyson
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15) “Whatever you want, especially when you’re striving to be the best in the world at something, there’ll always be disappointments, and you can’t be emotionally tied to them, cos’ they’ll break your spirit.” - Mike Tyson
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17) "As long as we persevere and endure, we can get anything we want" - Mike Tyson
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19) "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" - Mike Tyson
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21) “I’m gonna make sure you talk about me, and your grandkids and kids after that gonna know about me…your great grandkids will say “wow, wasn’t that a bizarre individual?” - Mike Tyson
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23) "I'm a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds" - Mike Tyson
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25) "I ain't the same person I was when I bit that guy's ear off" - Mike Tyson
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27) “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.” - Mike Tyson
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29) “We live in a society where we basically live and strive on what people think about us. We’re more visual people so what we see is basically what we believe which is not necessarily true.” - Mike Tyson
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Mike Tyson
Stats
Born June 30, 1966
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Total fights: 58
Wins: 50
Wins by KO: 44
Losses: 6
Draws: 0
No contests: 2