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.

There's nothing like being young, and happy, and fighting.

I could never stop drugs, I could never stop drinking, until I received my spiritual awakening.

That's all they said was wrong with me?

I'm going to gut you like a fish.

If my children will live a better life than I did by my getting brain damage, by my being brain dead, then let it be.

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.