I don't think boxing took more from me then I got in return. It gave me everything that I took from it. It was all fair.
Mike TysonI 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.
Mike TysonSome people are faster than others; I'm just figuring it out later, that's all. I'm getting smart too late and old too soon.
Mike TysonI earned that the strong will always beat the weak, but the smart will beat the strong. Boxing is a tough guy sport. But in the end, the tough guy gets to clean the streets and be a bodyguard. In the ring, the tough guy is going to get hurt; at the end of the day, he's going to talk funny. Only the smartest win. So, I know it's clichรฉ, but power - real power - comes from knowledge, comes from smarts.
Mike Tyson