Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson
Michael Gerard "Mike" Tysonis an American former professional boxer. He held the undisputed world heavyweight championship and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles at 20 years, 4 months, and 22 days old. Tyson won his first 19 professional bouts by knockout, 12 of them in the first round. He won the WBC title in 1986 after defeating Trevor Berbick by a TKO in the second round. In 1987, Tyson added...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBoxer
Date of Birth30 June 1966
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Mike Tyson quotes about
When I'd get up in the morning, he'd make me breakfast. Now he's not around anymore. God. I'm doing to do well, but when I come down to it, who really cares? I like doing my job, but I'm not happy being victorious. I fight my heart out and give it my best, but when it's over, there's no Cus to tell me how I did, no mother to show my clippings to.
There's nothing wrong with making mistakes, just don't make the same ones. We don't want to duplicate them.
If you're not humble, life will visit humbleness upon you.
I had it in my mind: to be confident, and to keep saying that until the confidence appeared. But I took it too far. Confidence did help make me champion, but, man, I took it to a whole different level. I was a megalomaniac. I was not humble and it eventually came back on me. So I want my kids to know, keep humbleness and kindness in their hearts. It will prevail.
You have to have a bunch of dimensions [of yourself]. You have to be able to adapt in this world. You can't be a nice guy living in a world of savages.
I know at times I come across like a Neanderthal or a babbling idiot, but I like that person.
I didn't know how to be any other way. I felt like one of those barbarian kings just coming to conquer the Roman Empire
Sued King for $100 million, alleging the boxing promoter cheated him out of millions over more than a decade. It was settled out of court for $14 million.
Most fighters are the most humble people in the world because they've gotten their ass kicked before.
King has big offices, houses, and he pays his fighters a lot of money. An, because he's black, the FBI figures he must be doing something crooked.
I feel like sometimes that I was not meant for this society.
I tried to stay away from King. You can't do it. It's like staying away from taxes. Sooner or later, he'll get you.
For what I get paid to get into the ring, I owe it to my fans to uphold the institution of sportsmanship.
I like doing other things. I like getting high, hanging out with my kids. I like drinking. I have so many demons.