534 Quotes by Mike Tyson

That’s what people respect, the fact that I wasn’t a chump that laid on his back and gave up.

There’s no way I would want to hurt him or bust him up. That’s why, for the sake of the family as well as himself, I will take him out in the opening round.

Everybody in America is so money-hungry. It’s like a rat race and even when you win you’re still a freaking rat.

I’m just a sucker even talking to you guys. I should be ready to rip your heads off your necks. But it’s just not the right thing to do.

I can quit boxing now and practically go into any kind of business and I’ll be successful just as well as I was in boxing.

I can talk about humility, but I’m not humble. I mean, if you say, I’m humble, you’ve just contradicted yourself. But I’m trying to be, man, I’m trying so hard.

I was blessed with speed and a good punch. Everybody thinks I’m the hardest puncher ever. But I just think I was really fast, and my punches got to the target faster. That’s what made my knockouts always seem spectacular.

I’m just happy I’m not a phoney.

Sometimes during a relationship, a friendship, a friend’s gonna have to prove they’re your friend, and you’re gonna have to prove you’re their friend.