Mike Tyson citáty

„Už viac nechcem nikomu ublížiť. Vidím muchu, ale nemám nervy vstať a zabiť ju.“

„Snažím sa zmeniť svoj život, pretože nechcem zabiť žiadneho obchodníka s drogami za peniaze.“

„Keď som bol vo väzení, bol som zahrabaný do všetkých tých hlbokých kníh. Do Tolstojových kecov. Ľudia by také nemali čítať.“

„Každý má plány, až kým ho nezasiahnu.“

„Robím, čo chcem.“

„Nie som výrečný ani distingvovaný. Vy, chlapci, mi ani nedovolíte, aby som takým bol, takže len do toho.“

„Celý môj život bol jedna veľká strata - zlyhal som.“

„Musím snívať a siahať po hviezdach. A ak miniem hviezdu, chytím hrsť mrakov.“

„Každý, kto je v boxe, pravdepodobne skončí dobre, až na zápasníka.“

„Keď som mal peniaze, bol som zviera. Bol som tak agresívny. Prehral som v každej oblasti.“

„Môžete byť dobrým príkladom toho, že nemusíte nikomu ublížiť ani byť agresívny k tomu, aby ste presadili svoj názor.“

„Nevedel som byť iný. Cítil som sa ako jeden z tých barbarských kráľov, ktorý práve prichádza dobyť Rímsku ríšu.“

„Či som rodený boxér? Nie - ak by som bol, bol by som dokonalý.“

„To, že som šampiónom otvára veľa dverí - chcel by som získať licenciu na predaj nehnuteľností alebo možno predávať poistenia.“

„Stratil som svoju dušu ako ľudská bytosť. Stratil som sebaúctu. Nie som milý človek, takže nie je ťažké ma nenávidieť.“

„Veľkosť neznamená vedieť sa ubrániť pred ľuďmi. Veľkosť je, keď ťa ľudia akceptujú.“

„Je to veľmi plytký svet, do ktorého som zapojený a už ho nemôžem vystáť.“

„Nebuďte prekvapení, ak sa správam ako divoch. Som divoch.“

„Ľudia ťa milujú, keď si úspešný. Ale ak nie si, koho skutočne zaujímaš?“

„Múdrym sa stanete príliš neskoro a starým až príliš skoro.“

„Som závislý na dokonalosti. Problém s mojím životom je, že som bol vždy závislý aj na chaose. Dokonalom chaose.“

„Ak ma zatknú, aspoň budem mať miesto na spanie.“

„Moja kariéra skončila už v roku 1990.“

„Každá strela bola spôsobená zlými úmyslami.“

„Mojím hlavným cieľom je byť profesionálny, ale zabiť ho.“

„Mojím zámerom nebolo fascinovať svet mojou osobnosťou.“

“"Everybody has plans until they get hit.”

“I'm addicted to perfection. Problem with my life is I was always also addicted to chaos. Perfect chaos.”

“When I had money I was an animal. I was so belligerent. I lost all across the board.”

“My main objective is to be professional but to kill him.”

“I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds.”

“I put people in body bags when I'm right.”

“Y'all guys can't define me or define my work as a father, i'm many things i'm many things you know, yeah i'm a convicted rapist, i'm a hell raiser, i'm a father, i'm a loving father, i'm, you know, a semi- good husband, you know what i mean? What? You know i'm just a man out here trying to enjoy my, you know I was born poor I ain't never had nothing I don't know how to act but the real thing is i'm just here to be me. I do'nt care about who anyone things at this stage in my life but yeah, i'm pretty much a tyrant titan. Yeahs thats who I am.”

“I have the same malice in my heart as far as the fight game is concerned, but outside the ring, I won't say anything a dignified man won't say.”

“People love you when you're successful, but if you're not, who really cares about you?”

“I'm not going to tell you I am a good father. I have to contribute to the world. I have to teach [my children] how to contribute to the world. That’s our whole existence – to contribute to the world and make it a better place in some way. In my life I contributed to make it a bad place.”

“He was trying to scrutinize with my brain.”

“Then I came out of jail and beat guys because they were basically scared.”

“One of my friends once saw another guy's (criminal) record and said, 'Look, this guy is a born troublemaker, just a loser.' I had to tell him, 'No, that's my record — and it doesn't include my juvenile history.”

“My intentions were not to fascinate the world with my personality.”

“My father was a pimp before he became a deacon or something. These people know how to handle women. I'm the worst guy in the world with women. They run circles around me.”

“None of my friends have any respect for me. … No, most of these people thought of me like… some money….”

“My life's not tragic at all. How many guys do you know who are bankrupt and just bought a $3 million house and are getting ready to get $6 million more?”

“My career has been over since 1990.”

“If they lock me up, at least I'll have a place to stay.”

“You can set a good example that you don't have to throw blows or be belligerent to get your point across.”

“He was just splendid, a masterful boxer - I take my hat off to him”

“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."”

“Most writers, in my opinion, are dysfunctional derelicts.”

“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.”

“Every shot was thrown with bad intentions.”

“Being a champion opens lots of doors—I'd like to get a real estate license, maybe sell insurance.”

“I've been a prima-donna. I was taken care of since I was 13. That's why I am the way I am today. I was spoiled, like a brat. I had anything I wanted. That's crazy to be that way all your life. Everybody's taking care of you, but manipulating you at the same time. Very few people have a life like that. Most people have to work like slaves their whole lives. I've never had a job in my life. What I know how to do is hurt big, tough men — in the street and off.”

“I'm not too interested in these swan songs I'm continuing to hear. I'm just Mike. I'm a peasant. I'm here to entertain the people. I'm no elite person. At one stage in my life, I had my little jewelry and all my little girlfriends and my big cars and things. At one point, I thought life was about acquiring things. But as a I get older life is totally about losing everything. As life goes on, we lose more than we acquire. I don't want the finest girl in the world anymore. I'm just trying to stay balanced, basically.”

“People are trying to force me to redeem (myself) — certain women, certain mentors. Nobody's going to change me. I'm going to fight that. You can't change me; you can't tame me. When you say that, I'm going to bite you even harder. I'm more ferocious, more complicated. I'm not going to let anybody win a popularity contest off my conduct. You have to understand. It is a pervasive (belief) that I'm an animal — undomesticated as well. But regardless of the bizarre (stuff) I've done, I'm a very rational individual. But everybody still thinks I'm crazy and stupid because that's what they want to believe.”