24-foot ring

"Don't be surprised if I act like a savage. I am a savage."
- Mike Tyson [born 1966]

TKO

"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face."
- Mike Tyson

revert to basic selves

"Everyone's got a plan until they're punched in the face."
- Axiom

on boxing

"The mark of a great champion is to get up off the mat and win."
- Bill Parcells 

punch

"If your dreams don't scare you, they aren't big enough."
-  Muhammad Ali

pugilist

"It's not about how hard you can hit. It's about how hard you can take a hit."
- Sylvester Stallone

fear

"I ain't scared of no man, except a crazy man."
- Sonny Liston

"Everybody got a plan until he gets hit in the face."
- Mike Tyson

pro hockey

"They throw punches like I skate."
- George Chuvalo

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the ring

"I've hit rock bottom countless times in my life, but the important thing is not to stay there. You have to find the strength to get up and carry on."
- Max Schmeling

on training

"If you eat a lot of cake, it'll show."
- Lennox Lewis

intimidation

"... was the key to my success."

- Mike Tyson

"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face."
- Mike Tyson

graft

Don King charged Mike Tyson $6000 per week for towels.