Mike Tyson quotes: here’s a list of the most memorable Mike Tyson comments of all-time.
“I ain’t the same person I was when I bit that guy’s ear off.”
“Everyone has a plan ’til they get punched in the mouth.”
“Sometimes I put on a ski mask and dress in old clothes, go out on the streets and beg for quarters.”
“My style is impetuous, my defense is impregnable, and I’m just ferocious.”
“As long as we persevere and endure, we can get anything we want.”
“My main objective is to be professional, but to kill him.”
“Am I a born boxer? No – if I was, I’d be perfect.”
“I’m scared every time I go into the ring, but it’s how you handle it. What you have to do is plant your feet, bite down on your mouthpiece, and say, ‘Let’s go.'”
“Don’t be surprised if I behave like a savage. I am a savage.”
“Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle, and an end. It’s just a cycle.”
“I could have knocked him out in the third round but I wanted to do it slowly, so he would remember this night for a long time.”
“When you see me smash somebody’s skull, you enjoy it.”
“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.”
“I think I’ll take a bath in his blood.”
“I’ll fight anybody my trainer puts me in with because I’m confident I can beat any fighter in the world.”
“My power is discombobulatingly devastating. I could feel his muscle tissues collapse under my force. It’s ludicrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm.”
“I feel like… sometimes… I was not meant for this society.”
“It’s good to be successful and have financial status, but if you’re only gonna live for the money, you’re only gonna reach a certain status… and I’m in there for greatness and peace of mind.”
“I want your heart.”
“Without discipline, no matter how good you are, you are nothing! One day, and I might not be around; you’re going to meet a tough guy who takes your best shot. He’ll keep coming because he’s tough. Don’t get discouraged. That’s when the discipline comes in.”
“I think the average person thinks I’m a f*cking nut and I deserve whatever happens to me. That’s what I believe.”
“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 after the slightest struggle.”
“I put people in body bags when I’m right.”
“It’s good to know how to read, but it’s dangerous to know how to read and not how to interpret what you’re reading.”
“Everybody thinks this is a tough man’s sport. This is not a tough man’s sport. This is a thinking man’s sport. A tough man is gonna get hurt real bad in this sport.”
“I want to eat his children.”
“I don’t understand why people would want to get rid of pigeons. They don’t bother no one.”
“Real freedom is having nothing. I was freer when I didn’t have a cent.”
“I don’t want to be a tycoon. I just want to conquer people and their souls.”
“I know why they don’t like me: because they want the money I have.”
“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.”
“My biggest weakness is my sensitivity. I am too sensitive of a person.”
“When Jesus comes back, these crazy, greedy, capitalistic men are gonna kill him again.”
“I’m in trouble because I’m normal and slightly arrogant. A lot of people don’t like themselves and I happen to be totally in love with myself.”
“I’m not Mother Teresa, but I’m not Charles Manson either.”
“I’m the best ever. I’m the most brutal and vicious, and most ruthless champion there’s ever been. There’s no one who can stop me.”
“I love to hit people. I love to. Most celebrities are afraid someone’s going to attack them. I want someone to attack me. No weapons. Just me and him. I like to beat men and beat them bad.”
“I’m just like you. I enjoy the forbidden fruits in life, too.”
“It’s interesting that you put me in the same league with those illustrious fighters, but I’ve surpassed them as far as my popularity. I’m the biggest fighter in the history of the sport. If you don’t believe it, check the cash register.”
“I’m on the Zoloft to keep me from killing y’all.”
“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.”
“One of my friends once saw another guy’s criminal record and said, ‘Look, this guy is a born troublemaker, just a loser.’ I had to tell him, ‘No, that’s my record, and it doesn’t include my juvenile history.'”
“I did my time for the rape. I paid my money to Las Vegas. I paid my dues.”
“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.”
“If they don’t have that extreme addict personality, you can never understand how a guy can blow $300 or $400 million dollars. If I have to live at the top of the world, I also have to live at the bottom of the ocean. I don’t know how to live in the middle of life.”
“This is a weird feeling in my life I have to deal with, not being a violent man anymore when my whole life’s reputation was built on being extremely violent. I just don’t know how to deal with that right now. I don’t even go to strip clubs no more. I don’t know who I am sometimes, but I am not the guy I used to be. I’m not an angel or anything. I’m still lascivious, periodically. I’m just looking for some balance in my life.”
Well damn. If I approached typing with a fraction of Tyson’s tenacity, I’d be a billionaire by now. So from here on out, I’m officially snapping necks and cashing checks. With words.
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