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"Iron" Mike Tyson (born June 30, 1966, in Brooklyn, New York) is a former American heavyweight boxing champion.

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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.”

— Mike Tyson

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Quote source: As quoted in Telegraph (2002).

“"I’m too stigmatized in this country, I want to do something that will have a tangible effect on people. I live in a world where I’m not too media-friendly, I would never be successful in this country." http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article532790.ece”

— Mike Tyson

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“Che Guevara is an incredible individual. He had so much, but sacrificed it all for the benefit of other people.”

— Mike Tyson

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Quote source: As quoted in The Sun.

“"Everybody has plans until they get hit for the first time."”

— Mike Tyson

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More on this quote: On boxing In response to an overly optimistic prognosis by his soon-to-be TKO-ed challenger for the heavyweight title, Tyrell Biggs, as quoted in "Tall Man Tyrell Biggs thinks his height will add new dimension to fight" by Rick Warner (Associated Press), The Orangeburg Times and Democrat (August 19, 1987)
• Often quoted as "Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."
• Sometimes misattributed to Joe Louis.

“"Being a champion opens lots of doors—I'd like to get a real estate license, maybe sell insurance." http://jco.usfca.edu/boxing/desert.html”

— Mike Tyson

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“"Am I a born boxer? No—if I was, I'd be perfect." http://www.usfca.edu/~southerr/boxing/tyson.html”

— Mike Tyson

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“To a reporter in 2002: "It's interesting that you put me in the league with those illustrious fighters [Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, Jack Johnson], 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." http://espn.go.com/boxing/news/2002/0503/1377497.html”

— Mike Tyson

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“"I still can’t believe [ Muhammad Ali ] knows my name. It astounds me he knows who I am. I first met Ali in 1976. I was locked up in a juvenile home and he came to visit. I’ve never forgotten it." http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,3-2005270012,,00.html”

— Mike Tyson

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“Reported by Joyce Carol Oates in 1986 (published in 1987): "'It's a lonely sport,' Mike Tyson, who is surrounded by people who love him, says." http://www.usfca.edu/~southerr/boxing/tyson.html”

— Mike Tyson

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“In a 2005 post-fight interview Tyson described boxing as "the hurt business." http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2083509&type=story”

— Mike Tyson

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“"Every shot was thrown with bad intentions." http://www.boxing-monthly.co.uk/content/0008/three.htm This has often also been quoted as, "Every punch was thrown with bad intentions."”

— Mike Tyson

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“1987: "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." http://www.boxing-monthly.co.uk/content/0008/three.htm”

— Mike Tyson

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“1988: "I just have this thing inside me that wants to eat and conquer. Maybe it's egotistical, but I have it in me. I don't want to be a tycoon. I just want to conquer people and their souls." http://www.boxing-monthly.co.uk/content/0008/three.htm”

— Mike Tyson

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“1990: "It's nothing personal, but I'm going to kill this guy." http://www.boxing-monthly.co.uk/content/0008/three.htm”

— Mike Tyson

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“2005: “I just don’t have the guts for it anymore. I don’t want to disgrace the sport. This is a great sport. It can take men from humble beginnings and have them rub shoulders with royalty.” http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article532790.ece”

— Mike Tyson

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“"My career has been over since 1990." http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2005-06-12-tyson-retire-talk_x.htm”

— Mike Tyson

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“"Then I came out of jail and beat guys because they were basically scared." http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2083509&type=story”

— Mike Tyson

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“"I don't have the desire to hurt anyone anymore. I see a fly, but I don't have the nerve to get up and kill it." http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/saraceno/2005-06-12-saraceno-tyson_x.htm”

— Mike Tyson

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“"I just don't have the desire no more, I don't have the stomach to do it no more. I don't even kill insects in my house. I just don't kill anything no more. I used to kill pigeons, rip their heads off, 'You dirty rat pigeon!' I don't even have the heart to kill an animal no more. I just changed my whole life in general. That probably could have changed the way I fight." http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2083509&type=story”

— Mike Tyson

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“"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." http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2083509&type=story”

— Mike Tyson

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“"I don't know that person anymore, that guy in '86, '87. I don't know that guy no more. I don't have no affinity for that guy no more. I have no affinity for the guy who said, 'I am the greatest fighter God produced.' I have no affinity for the guy who said he would try to push his [opponent's] nose bone up into his brain. I just don't know that guy. I don't know who he is. I don't know where he came from. I don't have no kind of connection with him no more." http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2083509&type=story”

— Mike Tyson

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“After his final fight: "I felt like I was 120 years old. I feel like Rip Van Winkle right now." http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2005/06/12/1390287.htm”

— Mike Tyson

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“The spirit makes you a great fighter not drugs or anything ... the smartest fighter, the fighter that's more determined, the fighter that's dedicated, the fighter that wants it the most.. you have to have the desire to hurt him [to be the best fighter]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF-sxSipAMshttps://thefamouscelebrity.com/mike-tyson-wiki/”

— Mike Tyson

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“We’re really good friends, we go back to ’86, ’87. Most of my successful and best fights were at Trump’s hotels. He didn’t manage me, though. He was just helping me with my court case. We’re the same guy, a thrust for power, a drive for power. Whatever field we’re in, we need power in that field. That’s just who we are. Balls of energy. We’re not even who we think we are. We’re fire. We’re made of this crap—water, motion, dirt, diamonds, emeralds. We’re made out of that stuff, can you believe it?”

— Mike Tyson

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“"I'm addicted to perfection. Problem with my life is I was always also addicted to chaos. Perfect chaos." http://www.details.com/culture-trends/news-and-politics/201008/interview-boxing-mike-tyson”

— Mike Tyson

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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." http://www.details.com/culture-trends/news-and-politics/201008/interview-boxing-mike-tyson”

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“"I put people in body bags when I'm right." http://archive.southcoasttoday.com/daily/01-99/01-16-99/c01sp085.htm”

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