Nothing is more humbling than getting your ass kicked.

It doesn’t faze me what anyone says about me. It doesn’t matter what anyone says about me. I’m a totally different entity to what other people think. Michael and Tyson are two different people. I’m Tyson here.

I never think of physical fighting. It's always spiritual. Fighting is spiritual.

I don't want to be remembered. As long as my kids remember me, I'd rather be forgotten by everybody else.

There's no future in our past. Just experience. We want to return to it, but we don't want to close the door on it either.

I just did what I did in my era, basically because of my admiration for the guys who came before me. That's how I've always looked at it. I never thought of boxing like, I'm going to be the greatest fighter ever and make a lot of money. Instead, I thought I was going to win because I learned from the best. I carefully studied the videotapes of all the fighters from the past, dissected their styles, and entered the ring with their spirit.

This is my career. I have children to raise. I have to retaliate. Evander Holyfield butted me. Look at me. My kids will be scared of me.