I have certain objectives, and I’m going to fulfill them.
I can deal with adversity.
I’m scared every time I go into the ring, but it’s how you handle it. What you have to do is plant your feet, bite down on your mouthpiece and say “let’s go.”
There are nine million people who see me in the ring and hate my guts. Most of them are white. That’s okay. Just spell my name right.
I’m Mike Tyson, and there is no one like me.
Everyone has a game plan until you get hit in the mouth.
I’m the best ever. I’m the most brutal and vicious and most ruthless champion there has ever been. No one can stop me… There’s never been anyone like me… My style is impetuous, my defense is impregnable, and I’m just ferocious. I want his heart!
Am I an animal? If necessary—it depends on what situation am I in, what situation am I in to be an animal.
But how can somebody truly love a guy like me that has all this money? No, really, really, how could you ever get to know me in spite of everything I possess?
The one thing I know, everyone respects the true person and everyone’s not true with themselves.
Fear is your best friend or your worst enemy. It’s like fire. If you can control it, it can cook for you; it can heat your house. If you can’t control it, it will burn everything around you and destroy you. If you can control your fear, it makes you more alert, like a deer coming across the lawn.
Note: This quote is also attributed to Tyson’s former trainer Cus D’Amato.