Anyone who has ever witnessed a Mike Tyson fight cannot deny that he was the most ferocious being on the planet! He was titled ‘The hardest hitters in Heavyweight History’, ‘Iron Mike’, ‘Kid Dynamite’ and what not! With an impetus style and impregnable defence, Mike has forever set the bar for heavyweight boxers way too high. He was known as a monster in the ring. He used psychological warfare as a technique to win against his opponent. He was a vicious and dangerous beast unleashed in the ring, and there will truly be no one like Mike Tyson in the world of boxing.
Tyson was known for his ferocious boxing style and intimidating behaviour. Mike was a man of unreal conviction. He won his first 19 professional matches by knockouts, with 12 of them being knockouts in the very first round! He had speed and accuracy like no other. It is often said that no one as dangerous as Mike has stepped in the ring before. He would look into the eyes of his opponents, and even a millisecond of flinch in their eyes would convince them that they’re scared, and thus psychologically, he would win the match even before starting it! Below are some of the famous Mike Tyson Quotes.
In order to succeed greatly, you have to be prepared to fail greatly. If you can’t do both of them, you’ve got a problem.
Failure and success go hand in hand. And a person who is willing to win must consider the fact that he can lose. And preparing for both situations prepare us in a real sense for success. And Mike states that being unable to handle any one of these things is problematic behaviour.
As long as we persevere and endure, we can get anything we want.
Though some dreams seem very far-fetched with our constant efforts and endurance even, they are possible, whatever they might be! Nothing is really unachievable. The only deciding factor is how badly we want that thing.
You need to learn independence. You have to be independent – it builds character.
Being independent in life is an asset. Everyone must certainly learn it. It helps build character of an individual. It makes us strong individual with unwavering faith and conviction.
In order for me to achieve… I had to regard myself greater than what I was. In other words, I had to fake it until I make it.
Every man is doubtful, even Tyson! And we sometimes have to keep telling ourselves that we are good at what we do. We have to keep telling ourselves that we are great beings with potential. We have to tell ourselves that we are winners even before winning. We have to lie to ourselves till our lies become our truths.
It’s good to be successful and have financial status but if you’re only gonna live for the money, you’re only gonna reach a certain status and I’m in there for greatness and peace of mind.
There are different kinds of goals people have. Some people are in here for success and fame, but Mike assures that such endeavour will only lead us to limited success. The real goal is to become exceptional and have peace of mind and soul.
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Everyone that you fight is not your enemy and everyone who helps you is not your friend.
In our lives, there are many arguments we’re gonna have and many disagreements and fights. But we have to understand that everyone we fight is not necessarily bad. And everyone who helps us is not our friend as intentions of both helpers and fighters make a huge difference. We have to identify this in front of us and find the difference between a true friend and an imposter.
That’s what people respect, the fact that I wasn’t a chump that laid on his back and gave up.
There are many things that Tyson achieved, but he is known for his never give-up attitude, and that makes him great! We can also learn from this quote that our qualities are respected by people more than our achievements. Being a person who never gives up is a person of true character, as he may fall five times and gets up six times and this quality of Mike is applauded by the masses.
There’s nothing wrong with making mistakes, just don’t make the same ones. We don’t want to duplicate them.
Mistakes are merely mistakes; they are nothing to be ashamed of but certainly to be learned from. All we have to make sure is not to repeat our mistakes. Repeating mistakes makes us stupid beings who did not learn from their past mistakes.
It’s good to know how to read, but it’s dangerous to know how to read and not how to interpret what you’re reading.
To be educated is a boon, but to misinterpret the knowledge is dangerous! For wrong messages can truly cause havoc and lead people to misinterpret even the best of intentions.
We all have struggles in life but we have to continue to fight.
Struggle is one thing that is always constant in human life at all times. All we can do is to keep fighting to overcome it. And hopefully, one fine day, we will win the fight.
God lets everything happen for a reason. It’s all a learning process, and you have to go from one level to another.
While some things may seem like a boon and others as a bane, each incident is connected to each other and has a reason for its existence. God has a plan for each and everyone of us. All we have to do is keep progressing as time passes.
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Every win, regardless a good or bad one, gives you more confidence.
There are two kinds of winning- Too easy to win or almost lost win. Sometimes we win by a mile and sometimes just by an inch, but each win adds up to our confidence. Each win counts.
If you don’t do it for passion and love, the emotional outcome will be disastrous.
Every deed we do has an emotional outcome all of its own. While doing things we have will take an emotional toll on us, doing things we love will give us happiness. Either way, with no love for things, we choose for ourselves a disastrous and pitiful outcome.
The tempt for greatness is the biggest drug in the world.
There are various wants people have in this world. But the want to become great is a want untamed and uncontrolled. It spreads like vicious fire in us and never lets us stop. It’s addictive and it’s strong as any other drug or more than any!
A good fighter needs to be diligent, committed and disciplined doing what you hate to do but do it like you love it.
A fighter should possess a number of qualities being diligence, commitment and discipline etc. But one very significant quality a fighter must possess is to be able to do the thing he hates and do that thing with passion as if he enjoys doing the certain thing. We must do what we love or learn to love the thing that needs to be done!
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 many defining moments in each individual’s life. In these moments, we can become very nervous. Even someone like Mike Tyson can get very scared, but it's very natural to feel so. All you have to do, even in that scary moment, is to do what you gotta do to make the best of that moment.
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The closer I get to the ring, I’m more confident once I’m in the ring I’m a god no one can beat me.
It takes an absolute master to say a statement as such. Tyson says that he is confident as he walks towards the ring and fights like an absolute undefeated god once he is inside the ring, and well, isn’t he undefeated!
Fighting is not physical, fighting is spiritual. It’s the determination and the will in the guy.
It is often considered that fighting is physical activity, an activity of the body. But Mike shares a totally different perspective. He recognizes his sport as something spiritual. And winning this sport is not about power, technique or strength, but it is more of a determination and willpower thing.
The ability to apply the discipline, the ability to do what needs to be done no matter how he feels inside, in my opinion, is the definition of a true professional.
People are fickle. People are whimsical. But discipline is to control ourselves and to take necessary steps. Discipline is training and hard work, and dedication. Discipline is doing what needs to be done no matter what one feels. Determination rather than changing emotions must lead a human. And thus, a man becomes truly professional.
Hard times fall upon everybody. Whatever it is, we’re going to get out of it.
This quote is about hope. Everyone faces hard times. No human is immunized to hardships. But no matter how hopeless a situation may seem, we’re going to get out of it sooner or later. No matter what happens, there will always be sunshine after the rain. There will always be hope and that no one must forget.
