When you have something in life that you want to accomplish greatly, you have to be willing to give up your happinessโฆIโve lost all my sensitivity as far as being embarrassed, being shy, you just have to lose that.
Mike TysonI try to catch them right on the tip of his nose, because I try to punch the bone into the brain.
Mike TysonPeople 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 nothing poor about me.
Mike TysonFear and the thought of failure . . . But we don't really know what fear is. Fear is something that we create in our own minds. Fear could be like fire. You can use it to heat you up, keep you warm, cook your food. There are so many things you can use it for. But if you allow it to go out of control, it will destroy you and everything around you.
Mike Tyson