Boxing is an ego-driven sport. The idea is to not get too personal or emotional with it. You just know when it's over, it's over, and that's it.
Mike TysonYou canโt be disturbed by anything. Thereโs no emotion involved. You canโt feel sorrow, you canโt feel pity, thereโs nothing you feel. The job has to be done.
Mike TysonWhat was most important was the knowledge [aspect] of the fight. I learned this early on and just told myself to "upgrade my mind." That's just what I wanted to do my whole life.
Mike Tyson