You need to learn independence. You have to be independent - it builds character. Mike Tyson More Quotes by Mike Tyson More Quotes From Mike Tyson Anyone with a grain of sense would know that if I punched my wife I would rip her head off. It's all lies. I have never laid a finger on her. Mike Tyson ripsportslying Greatness is not guarding yourself from the people, Greatness is being accepted by the people. Mike Tyson guardinggreatnesspeople 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. Mike Tyson empiresboxingkings Most of my fans are too sensitive. I’m a cruel and cold and hard person. I’ve been abused in every way you can imagine. Save your tears. I lost my sensitivity. You embarrass me when you cry. Mike Tyson boxingtearsway I'm just happy I'm not a phoney. Mike Tyson boxing If you did everything your mind told you to do, you do some really strange stuff. You'll probably be in jail, you'll be in trouble. But, it's all about control. We all have to control our feelings. That's the thing that separates us from animals. Mike Tyson jailfeelingsanimal I don't do nothin' unless I risk humiliating myself and really embarrassing myself. When I have that hanging over my head, it allows me to rise to the occasion. Mike Tyson embarrassinghumiliatingrisk Emotion is more than just anger. When I am performing, I need emotion, but I need control, too. Emotion drives the best performance and is necessary, but it must be controlled. I believe Fedor [Emelianenko] does that. I do too. We may look different in how we do it, but we both do it. Mike Tyson differentdoebelieve Becoming a vegan gave me another opportunity to live a healthy life. I was so congested from all the drugs and bad cocaine, I could hardly breathe, [I had] high blood pressure, [was] almost dying [and had] arthritis. And once I became a vegan all that stuff diminished. Mike Tyson drugopportunityblood I always had a lot of responsibilities. I just didn't take them. I just decided to take care of my responsibilities, live up to them. That's a pretty interesting job. It's harder than being heavyweight champion of the world. Mike Tyson responsibilityjobsinteresting I'm a Muslim, but I think Jesus would have a drink with me. He would be cool. He would talk to me. Mike Tyson sportsjesusthinking Everybody wants to be somebody. Everybody wants to be noticed. Everybody wants to be somebody important. Importance is just treating people good. That's important. Mike Tyson importantwantpeople 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. Mike Tyson motivationfearbook It's just what I'm born to do, I'm born to entertain people. I could do it for thirty-thousand people or three people, it's just what I know how to do. My soul objective only is for me to have the audience say 'when's the next time I can see him?' That's what I do. Mike Tyson threesoulpeople You can't be everybody's friend, you can't save the world, I learned this word: self-preservation. Once you do that, you can be friends with people, but how would you be a friend to anybody if you're not a friend to yourself. Mike Tyson selfpeopleworld I intend to fight and I want to win. But my priorities are basically to be a good Brother and a strong one, and to try to be a good father one day. Mike Tyson strongbrotherfather We all have struggles in life but we have to continue to fight Mike Tyson mmafightingstruggle Sometimes during a relationship, a friendship, a friend's gonna have to prove they're your friend, and you're gonna have to prove you're their friend. Mike Tyson provesometimes Most writers, in my opinion, are dysfunctional derelicts. Mike Tyson derelictopinion I ain't never loan friends money; I give it to 'em and I don't expect to get it back. Even when he says, "I'll pay you back," I never expect it. If he gives it back, then hey, that's a feather in his cap, but I don't expect to get it back. Mike Tyson heyemsgiving
