I know I have only myself to blame for all the problems I've had in my life. Mike Tyson More Quotes by Mike Tyson More Quotes From Mike Tyson I normally don't do interviews with women unless I fornicate with them. Mike Tyson mike interviews You have to compete in life because if you don't have no competition - no competition, no spirit, you know, you'll fall under the slightest struggle. Mike Tyson competition struggle fall I'll never be happy. I believe I'll die alone. I would want it that way. I've been a loner all my life with my secrets and my pain. I'm really lost, but I'm trying to find myself. I'm really a sad, pathetic case. My whole life has been a waste. I've been a failure. I just want to escape. Mike Tyson boxing pain believe Every win, regardless a good or bad one, gives you more confidence. Mike Tyson mma winning art If you're not humble, life will visit humbleness upon you. Mike Tyson humility humble life Fear is your best friend or your worst enemy. It's like fire. If you can control it, it can cook for you; it can heat your house. If you can't control it, it will burn everything around you and destroy you. If you can control your fear, it makes you more alert, like a deer coming across the lawn. Mike Tyson worst-enemy fire house In order for me to achieve... I had to regard myself greater than what I was. In other words I had to fake it until I make it. Mike Tyson mma fake order I don't want my kids to be like me, I don't want my daughter to date a guy like me. You know, for a guy like me success is to take care of my children to take care of their life and make 'em cushioned. I don't want them to be around people like me. You know, success for me would be that they never have the opportunity of being in the presence of someone like me. Mike Tyson daughter kids children We all have to control our feelings. That's the thing that separates us from animals. Mike Tyson feelings animal You can’t be disturbed by anything. There’s no emotion involved. You can’t feel sorrow, you can’t feel pity, there’s nothing you feel. The job has to be done. Mike Tyson motivation fear jobs 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. Mike Tyson humble kindness heart Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth. Mike Tyson failure boxing money What I've done in the past is history and what I'm gonna do in the future is a mystery Mike Tyson mystery done past 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. Mike Tyson know-how dangerous reading Fighting is all about calmness and relaxation. My appearance was all an illusion. My appearance is of a mad man, but I'm really calm and collected. Even though I'm fighting, I'm calm and relaxed as possible, despite my displays, because once you get excited, you can't fight at the highest level of your ability. Mike Tyson mad fighting men People say 'Poor guy.' That insults me. I despise sympathy. So I screwed up. I made some mistakes. 'Poor guy,' like I'm some victim. There's nothing poor about me. Mike Tyson boxing mistake people Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. Then, like a rat, they stop in fear and freeze. Mike Tyson boxing rats mouths The one thing I know, everyone respects the true person and everyone's not true with themselves. Mike Tyson true-person conflict persons There's nothing to fear but fear itself. It's an illusion of fear. Fear is an illusion. If you gonna die, you gonna die anyway; it's not something to fear, fear is not gonna help. Mike Tyson illusion ifs helping Most fighters are the most humble people in the world because they've gotten their ass kicked before. Mike Tyson mma humble people