"Am I a born boxer? No—if I was, I'd be perfect."

"I put people in body bags when I'm right."

"I'm just a dark guy from a den of iniquity. A dark shadowy figure from the bowels of iniquity. I wish I could be Mike…"

"I’m too stigmatized in this country, I want to do something that will have a tangible effect on people. I live in a w…"

"Everybody has plans until they get hit for the first time."

"To a reporter in 2002: "It's interesting that you put me in the league with those illustrious fighters [Muhammad Ali,…"

"I still can’t believe [ Muhammad Ali ] knows my name. It astounds me he knows who I am. I first met Ali in 1976. I wa…"

"Reported by Joyce Carol Oates in 1986 (published in 1987): "'It's a lonely sport,' Mike Tyson, who is surrounded by p…"

"Everybody in boxing probably makes out well except for the fighter."

"Being a champion opens lots of doors—I'd like to get a real estate license, maybe sell insurance."