All Mike Tyson Quotes
- This is my career. I have children to raise. I have to retaliate. He butted me. Look at me. My kids will be scared of… Boxing
- I felt Holyfield was using his head illegally. I told the referee I wasn't getting any help, so I went back to the streets. I… Any
- When you're a great finisher, you'll become popular. Joe Louis was a great finisher. Become Popular
- Not to be egotistical, but I don't think there is a man on this planet who can beat me Beat
- I sacrifice so much of my life, can I at least get laid? Boxing
- I tried to stay away from King. You can't do it. It's like staying away from taxes. Sooner or later, he'll get you. Boxing
- King has big offices, houses, and he pays his fighters a lot of money. An, because he's black, the FBI figures he must be doing… Big
- Sued King for $100 million, alleging the boxing promoter cheated him out of millions over more than a decade. It was settled out of court… Alleging
- I'm the best ever. I'm the most brutal and vicious, the most ruthless champion there has ever been. No one can stop me. Lennox is… Alexander
- I just want to do what I do best, and that's fight. I love it. Best
- At one point, I thought life was about acquiring things. Life is totally about losing everything. Acquiring
- Being a champion opens lots of doors—I'd like to get a real estate license, maybe sell insurance. Champion
- I still can’t believe [ Muhammad Ali ] knows my name. It astounds me he knows who I am. I first met Ali in 1976.… Ali
- Every punch was thrown with bad intentions. Bad
- I just have this thing inside me that wants to eat and conquer. Maybe it's egotistical, but I have it in me. I don't want… Conquer
- My career has been over since 1990. Been
- 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… Animal
- One morning I woke up and found my favorite pigeon, Julius, had died I was devastated and was gonna use his crate as my stickball… Bat
- 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… Abused
- 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… Burns
- I probably have a 20,000-word vocabulary. I'll match my wits with anyone on literature, science and the arts. Anyone
- My intentions were not to fascinate the world with my personality. Fascinate
- People say 'Poor guy.' That insults me. I despise sympathy. So I screwed up. I made some mistakes. 'Poor guy,' like I'm some victim. There's… Despise
- 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… Became
- Cus was my father but he was more than a father. You can have a father and what does it mean?—it doesn't really mean anything.… All