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Mike Tyson Quotes (1966-)
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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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βMy main objective is to be professional but to kill him.β
βPeople love you when you're successful, but if you're not, who really cares about you?β
βChe Guevara is an incredible individual. He had so much, but sacrificed it all for the benefit of other people.β
β"Am I a born boxer? Noβif I was, I'd be perfect." http://www.usfca.edu/~southerr/boxing/tyson.htmlβ
β"Don't be surprised if I behave like a savage. I am a savage." http://www.usfca.edu/~southerr/boxing/fury.htmlβ
β"When you see me smash somebody's skull, you enjoy it." http://www.boxing-monthly.co.uk/content/0008/three.htmβ
β1990: "It's nothing personal, but I'm going to kill this guy." http://www.boxing-monthly.co.uk/content/0008/three.htmβ
β"Being a champion opens lots of doorsβI'd like to get a real estate license, maybe sell insurance." http://jco.usfca.edu/boxing/desert.htmlβ
β"I put people in body bags when I'm right." http://archive.southcoasttoday.com/daily/01-99/01-16-99/c01sp085.htmβ
β"My career has been over since 1990." http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2005-06-12-tyson-retire-talk_x.htmβ
β"My intentions were not to fascinate the world with my personality." http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,1654125,00.htmlβ
β"Then I came out of jail and beat guys because they were basically scared." http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2083509&type=storyβ
β"It's such a shallow world I am involved with and I can't take it no more." http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2083509&type=storyβ
β"I don't do anything. My life sucks." http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Sports/2004/12/22/mike_tyson_my_life_sucks/8085/β
βIn a 2005 post-fight interview Tyson described boxing as "the hurt business." http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2083509&type=storyβ
β"My whole life has been a waste - I've been a failure." http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2005-06-02-tyson-saraceno_x.htmβ
β"Most writers, in my opinion, are dysfunctional derelicts." http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20000205/ai_n14287081β
β"I don't have the stomach for this anymore. I don't have anything to fight for anymore." http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2005/06/12/1390287.htmβ
β"You're smart too late and old too soon." http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/saraceno/2005-06-12-saraceno-tyson_x.htmβ
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Mike Tyson on Prison
Mike Tyson on Betrayal
Mike Tyson on Success
βPeople love you when you're successful, but if you're not, who really cares about you?β
Mike Tyson on Life
βLife is totally about losing everything. As life goes on, we lose more than we acquire.β
Mike Tyson on United States
βI think it's un-American not to go out with a woman, not to be with a beautiful woman, not to get my dick sucked.β
Mike Tyson on Anti-Americanism
βThis country wasn't built on moral fiber. This country was built on rape, slavery, murder, degradation and affiliation with crime.β
What Mike Tyson Said About Others
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Mike Tyson on Che Guevara
βChe Guevara is an incredible individual. He had so much, but sacrificed it all for the benefit of other people.β
Mike Tyson on Donald Trump
βThat shit is the real deal. Listen: I'm a black motherfucker 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 themβBarack, whoeverβnobody 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.β
About Mike Tyson
"Iron" Mike Tyson (born June 30, 1966, in Brooklyn, New York) is a former American heavyweight boxing champion.