Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

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As an American boxer and media personality (b. 1966), Mike Tyson contributed not just to their field but to the broader conversation about what it means to live well. Their reputation for "the Baddest Man on the Planet", Tyson is regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time lends every quote an extra layer of authority. Discover 28 of Mike Tyson's most memorable quotes, ranging across Money, Love, Time, Good, and Society. Readers often gravitate to this one: "I'm a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds."

“I'm the biggest fighter in the history of the sport. If you don't believe it, check the cash register.”

— Mike Tyson

History

All Quotes by Mike Tyson

“When Jesus comes back, these crazy, greedy, capitalistic men are gonna kill him again.”

— Mike Tyson

Men

“Every time there's a revolution, it comes from somebody reading a book about revolution. David Walker wrote a book and Nat Turner did his thing.”

— Mike Tyson

Time

“I can inspire people on how to use money, how to get economically powerful.”

— Mike Tyson

Money

“I just want to do what I do best, and that's fight. I love it.”

— Mike Tyson

Best

“Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.”

— Mike Tyson

Time

“I love to hit people. I love to.”

— Mike Tyson

Love

“Real freedom is having nothing. I was freer when I didn't have a cent.”

— Mike Tyson

Freedom

“I'm in trouble because I'm normal and slightly arrogant. A lot of people don't like themselves and I happen to be totally in love with myself.”

— Mike Tyson

Love

“I'm a Muslim, but I think Jesus would have a drink with me. He would be cool. He would talk to me.”

— Mike Tyson

Cool

“Our money is bait money, and bait money is not to be used.”

— Mike Tyson

Money

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

— Mike Tyson

Respect

“I feel like sometimes that I was not meant for this society.”

— Mike Tyson

Society

“I'm a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds.”

— Mike Tyson

Dreams

“I'm the biggest fighter in the history of the sport. If you don't believe it, check the cash register.”

— Mike Tyson

History

“If Jesus was here, do you think Jesus would show me any love? Do you think Jesus would love me?”

— Mike Tyson

Love

“You come home, and you party. But after that, you get a hangover. Everything about that is negative.”

— Mike Tyson

Home

“God lets everything happen for a reason. It's all a learning process, and you have to go from one level to another.”

— Mike Tyson

God

“I intend to fight and I want to win. But my priorities are basically to be a good Brother and a strong one, and to try to be a good father one day.”

— Mike Tyson

Good

“It's good to know how to read, but it's dangerous to know how to read and not how to interpret what you're reading.”

— Mike Tyson

Good

“I know why they don't like me because they want the money I have.”

— Mike Tyson

Money