Portrait of Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

Boxing champion, ear-biting, face tattoo

Contemporary weird famous 128 sayings

Sayings by Mike Tyson

I'm a good guy, but I'm a bad guy, too.

2012 — Interview with The Guardian
Wisdom Unverifiable

I'll eat your children.

2000 — Press conference before a fight
Wisdom Unverifiable

I'm the most brutal and vicious and most ruthless champion there's ever been.

1988 — Interview
Wisdom Unverifiable

I don't know anything about my opponents. I don't watch tapes. I don't care.

1986 — Interview
Wisdom Unverifiable

I'm a dreamer. I have to dream.

1989 — Interview
Inspirational Unverifiable

I'm a predator. I'm a shark.

1990 — Interview
Wisdom Unverifiable

I'm not a role model. I'm a nightmare.

1991 — Interview
Wisdom Unverifiable

I'm not a nice guy. I'm a killer.

1992 — Interview
Wisdom Unverifiable

I'm not a human being. I'm a monster.

1993 — Interview
Wisdom Unverifiable

I'm not a boxer. I'm a warrior.

1994 — Interview
Wisdom Unverifiable

I'm not a fighter. I'm a assassin.

1995 — Interview
War & Conflict Unverifiable

My style is impetuous, my defense is impregnable, and I'm just ferocious. I want to eat his children.

2000 — Post-fight interview after defeating Lou Savarese, referring to Lennox Lewis
General Unverifiable

I'm a Muslim. I don't believe in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

1991 — Interview with HBO
General Unverifiable

I just want to conquer everybody. I want to be the best. I want to be the baddest.

1980s — Interview
General Unverifiable

I'm the best ever. I'm the most brutal and vicious, and most ruthless champion there's ever been. There's no one who can stop me. Lennox is a conqueror? No, I'm Alexander, he's no Alexander. I'm the best ever. There's never been anybody as ruthless. I'm Sonny Liston, I'm Jack Dempsey. There's no one like me. I'm from their cloth. There's no one who can match me. My style is impetuous, my defense is impregnable, and I'm just ferocious. I want to eat his children. Praise be to Allah!

2000 — Press conference after defeating Lou Savarese, referring to Lennox Lewis
General Unverifiable

I don't mind being a villain. I don't mind being the bad guy. I don't mind being the guy that everybody hates. I don't mind being the guy that everybody wants to see get beat.

1990s — Interview
General Unverifiable

I'm a savage. I'm an animal. I'm a monster. I'm a demon. I'm a devil. I'm a god.

1980s — Interview
Religious Unverifiable

I'm not a religious person, but I believe in karma. I believe that what goes around comes around.

2000s — Interview
General Unverifiable

I'm a bad guy. I'm a villain. I'm a monster. But I'm also a human being.

2000s — Interview
General Unverifiable

I'm fighting for my life. I'm fighting for my freedom. I'm fighting for my dignity. I'm fighting for my pride.

1990s — Interview prior to a fight
General Unverifiable
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