Mike Tyson

Professional Boxer American Born 1966 (age 60)

Youngest heavyweight champion ever; 'Discipline is doing what you hate to do.'

429 quotes

"Discipline is doing what you hate to do, but nonetheless doing it like you love it."
"Fear is only in the mind."
Fear
"I'm the best ever. I'm the most brutal and vicious, and most ruthless champion there has ever been."
"You must believe in yourself when no one else does."
Courage
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."
Wisdom
"The key to success is self-discipline."
Success
"I always think I'm going to be a great fighter, but instead I always prove to be just a good fighter."
"When I was young, I was stupid. I had no discipline."
Education
"Real freedom is having nothing. I was blessed with having nothing."
Freedom
"Pride is the first step in the descend."
Wisdom
"You have to believe. You have to have the belief that you are the best."
Faith
"Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 million."
Money
"I'm just trying to survive and make good out of a bad situation."
Life
"To be a champ, you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will."
Perseverance
"I don't fear anything. I'm just a man."
Courage
"Discipline is doing what you have to do, to do what you want to do."
Work
"I want your heart. I want to eat your children."
Motivation
"My biggest fear was losing my kids. I had a lot of fear about that."
Family
"You come to realize that being famous is not as important as having the people you love be with you."
Relationships
"I'm a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars."
Dreams
"Knowledge is power. Power is knowledge."
Knowledge
"I don't have the luxury of just doing what I want to do."
"When you can discipline yourself, you can go anywhere you want to go."
Leadership
"I'm no fool. I know this business. I've been in it all my life."
"I love you from the depths of my heart. I do."
Love
"I'm in trouble because I'm thinking about too many things."
Peace
"Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience."
Patience
"Sometimes we create our own heartbreaks through expectations."
Relationships
"I didn't have nothin', and I was happy. I was ignorant."
Happiness
"I want to be humbled by the work. I want to be humbled by the profession."