Mike Tyson Quotes

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I feel like sometimes that I was born, that I'm not meant for this society because everyone here is a hypocrite. Everybody says they believe in God but they don't do God's work. Everybody counteracts what God is really about. If Jesus was here, do you think Jesus would show me any love? Do you think Jesus would love me? I'm a Muslim, but do you think Jesus would love me ... I think Jesus would have a drink with me and discuss ... why you acting like that? ... Now, he would be cool. He would talk to me. No Christian ever did that and said in the name of Jesus even.

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Being a champion opens lots of doors—I'd like to get a real estate license, maybe sell insurance.

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My style was impetuous, my defenses were impregnable, and I was ferocious.

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I know at times I come across like a Neanderthal or a babbling idiot, but I like that person. I like to show you that person because that's who you all come to see. I'm Tyson. I'm a tyrannical titan. And sometimes I say, "God, it would be good to be a fake somebody rather than a real nobody."

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I am many things. I am an animal. I am a convicted rapist, a hellraiser, a loving father, a semi-good husband. You don't know me.

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I like the hip writers: Fitzgerald, the guy who committed suicide, Hemingway, all those guys. Some of them were alcoholics and drug addicts but they had fun. They were real people. They formed the culture of American literature. Hemingway admired Tolstoy, Tolstoy admired Pushkin, and Mailer admired Hemingway. It all flows down. The greats are all connected. One day I'm gonna write a book myself. The first chapter will be about what a rough deal my momma got. She believed in you guys and your society.

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Every shot was thrown with bad intentions. I was hoping he would get up so I could hit him again and keep him down.

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People love you when you're successful, but if you're not, who really cares about you?

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The act of treachery is an art, but the traitor himself is a piece of shit.

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I'm just like you. I enjoy the forbidden fruits in life, too.

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I have no self-esteem, but the biggest ego in the world.

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I'm not a good father. I'm a good man with my kids. I'm very generous with them. I'm very kind to them, but I am not a good father.

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Intimidation is crucial to the art of warfare, and it's totally legit. It's allowed to be used. It must be used.

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I can talk about humility, but I'm not humble. I mean, if you say, 'I'm humble,' you've just contradicted yourself. But I'm trying to be, man, I'm trying so hard.

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Reporter: If you win this puts you in the Ali, Joe Louis, Jack Johnson level. How do you control the fight?
Tyson: It's interesting that you put me in the league with those illustrious fighters, but I've proved since my career I've surpassed them as far my popularity. I'm the biggest fighter in the history of the sport. If you don't believe it, check the cash register.

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On whether he feels support from the common fan:
I don't feel love from them because there's no love. They don't know me as an individual, they know me for what I actually do. Because they pay to see me smash anybody. If they're white they pay, (it's) because the only thing they have respect for is my ability as an athlete. But if I was in court and I had to use them to testify against me on my character, they wouldn't testify positively against me and they would think I'm a cad.

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A lot of people get the misconception that by being free that you're free. That's not necessarily true. There's more people on the outside who are in prison than I'll ever be in here.

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I'm just a dark guy from a den of iniquity. A dark shadowy figure from the bowels of iniquity. I wish I could be Mike who gets an endorsement deal. But you can't make a lie and a truth go together. This country wasn't built on moral fiber. This country was built on rape, slavery, murder, degradation and affiliation with crime.

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Everybody has a plan until they get hit. Then, like a rat, they stop in fear and freeze.

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If you're not humble, life will visit humbleness upon you. I'm a really damaged human being, and it's still such a struggle, but I'm going to fight to the end this time.

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My objective is to be the ultimate professional. Regardless of whatever happens, the job has to be done. That's what being a professional is.

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Of Donald Trump:
I'm from the poorest town in the country. I've been through a lot in life. And I know him. When I see him, he shakes my hand and respects my family. None of them—Barack, whoever—nobody else does that. They're gonna be who they are and disregard me, my family. So I'm voting for him. If I can get 20,000 people or more to vote for him, I'm gonna do it.

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