"My objective was to hurt the other..." - Quote by Mike Tyson
My objective was to hurt the other fighters. I wanted to hurt them. I wanted to be merciless. Man, I was a wild thing. It's kind of a drug, a rush.
More by Mike Tyson
“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.”
“I have the same malice in my heart as far as the fight game is concerned, but outside the ring, I won't say anything a dignified man won't say.”
“Fear and the thought of failure . . . But we don't really know what fear is. Fear is something that we create in our own minds. Fear could be like fire. You can use it to heat you up, keep you warm, cook your food. There are so many things you can use it for. But if you allow it to go out of control, it will destroy you and everything around you.”
More on Aggression
“When you see me smash somebody's skull, you enjoy it.”
“I want someone to attack me. No weapons. Just me and him. I like to beat men and beat them bad”
“The symbol of the race ought to be a human being carrying an ax, for every human being has one concealed about him somewhere, and is always seeking the opportunity to grind it.”
More on Violence
“Intolerance is a species of violence and therefore against our creed.”
“Indeed, it may be laid down as a general principle, that the more extended the ancestry, the greater the amount of violence and vagabondism; for in ancient days those two amusements, combining a wholesome excitement with a promising means of repairing shattered fortunes, were at once the ennobling pursuit and the healthful recreation of the Quality of this land.”
“More than once I had seen a noble who had gotten his enemy at a disadvantage stop to pray before cutting his throat.”