Mike Tyson citáty

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„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.“

“In a 1988 Sports Illustrated interview: "Real freedom is having nothing. I was freer when I didn't have a cent. Do you know what I do sometimes? Put on a ski mask and dress in old clothes, go out on the streets and beg for quarters."”

“In 2005: "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."”

“To a question on whether he feels support from the common fan: "I don't feel love from them because there's no love. They don't know me as an individual; they know me for what I actually do. Because they pay to see me smash anybody. If they're white they pay, [it's] because the only thing they have respect for is my ability as an athlete. But if I was in court and I had to use them to testify against me on my character, they wouldn't testify positively against me and they would think I'm a cad…"”

“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.”

“[Cus D'Amato] told me, 'You're the type of guy who has to be hurt to learn.' I'm pissed off today because he was right about everything.”

“My whole life has been a waste - I've been a failure.”

“I'm a good friend, but I'm a hell of an enemy. As your enemy, I want your demise. When I feel that in my heart it burns till I die.”

“When you see me smash somebody's skull, you enjoy it.”

“I'm not used to sensitivity any more. When I see people cry when I lose, save your tears. I don't know how to handle people crying any more. I lost my sensitivity like that. Please, you embarrass me when you cry because I don't know what to do when you cry. I don't know what to say.”

“My life has been a total waste.”

“I do what I want to do.”

“I like the hip writers: Fitzgerald, the guy who committed suicide, Hemingway, all those guys. Some of them were alcoholics and drug addicts but they had fun. They were real people. They formed the culture of American literature. Hemingway admired Tolstoy, Tolstoy admired Pushkin, and Mailer admired Hemingway. It all flows down. The greats are all connected. One day I'm gonna write a book myself. The first chapter will be about what a rough deal my momma got. She believed in you guys and your society.”

“I'm the best ever. I'm the most brutal and vicious, and most ruthless champion there's ever been. There's no one can stop me. Lennox is a conqueror? No, I'm Alexander, he's no Alexander. I'm the best ever! There's never been anybody as ruthless! I'm Sonny Liston, I'm Jack Dempsey. There's no one like me. I'm from their cloth. There's no one that can match me. My style is impetuous, my defense is impregnable, and I'm just ferocious. I want your heart! I want to eat his children! Praise be to Allah!”

“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.””

“I probably have a 20,000-word vocabulary. I'll match my wits with anyone on literature, science and the arts.”

“After his final fight: "I felt like I was 120 years old. I feel like Rip Van Winkle right now."”

“I don't have the stomach for this anymore. I don't have anything to fight for anymore.”

“You're smart too late and old too soon.”

“From the London Times: "Tyson repeated his desire to do missionary work and said he had spoken to a Christian charity about aid work in Bosnia or Rwanda, 'somewhere where people are in dire need.'"”

“One minute I'm robbing a dope house. Next minute I'm the youngest heavyweight champion of the world. I'm only 20, 19, with a lot of money. Who am I? What am I? I don't even know who I am. I'm just a dumb child who's being abused and robbed by lawyers. I'm just a dumb pugnacious fool. I'm just a fool who thinks he's someone. Then you tell me I should be responsible.”

“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].”

“It's interesting that you put me in the league with those illustrious fighters, 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.”

“I'm just a sucker even talking to you guys. I should be ready to rip your heads off your necks. But it's just not the right thing to do.”

“Don't be surprised if I behave like a savage. I am a savage.”

“I don't do anything. My life sucks.”

“Everybody in boxing probably makes out well except for the fighter.”

“There are nine million people who see me in the ring and hate my guts. Most of them are white. That's OK. Just spell my name right.”

“I lost my soul as a human being. I lost my self-respect. I'm not a lovable guy, so it's really not hard for people to dislike me.”

“There's no one perfect. … Jimmy Swaggart is a lascivious creature, Mike Tyson is lascivious - but we're not criminally, at least I'm not, criminally lascivious. You know what I mean. I may like to fornicate more than other people - it's just who I am. I sacrifice so much of my life, can I at least get laid? I mean, I been robbed of my most of my money, can I at least get a blowjob without the people wanting to harass me and wanting to throw me in jail?”