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."

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“I love to hit people. I love to.”

— Mike Tyson

Love

All Quotes by Mike Tyson

“I did my time for the rape. I paid my money to Las Vegas. I paid my dues.”

— Mike Tyson

Money

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

— Mike Tyson

Money

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

— 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

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

— Mike Tyson

Men

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

— Mike Tyson

Freedom

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

— Mike Tyson

Money

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

— Mike Tyson

Home

“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 feel bad about my outlook, how I feel about people and society, and that I'll never be part of society the way I should.”

— Mike Tyson

Society

“I love to hit people. I love to.”

— Mike Tyson

Love

“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

“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

“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

“Mr. Arthur Ashe, he was good. I read some of his books. He knew about everything, but he was real quiet and didn't talk much. I never met him.”

— Mike Tyson

Good

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

— Mike Tyson

Money

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

— Mike Tyson

History

“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