#1532 - Mike Tyson

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways When Mike was 11, he was sent to a detention center. One day, the center played a movie about Muhammad Ali. After the film finished, Muhammad Ali walked in to talk to the young boys.Within a couple of months after meeting Ali, Mike was training to be a boxer:“I knew I was going to be successful. I knew everything was going to go right. I knew it. It was in my blood. I was only a kid but I said I want to be like that guy [Muhammad Ali].” – Mike Tyson  Getting in shape and being in fighting condition are two different things:“Getting in shape is able to fit your clothes, you know that’s getting in shape… Being in condition is being able to come outside of your soul.” – Mike TysonMike went vegan for a few years but stopped a few months ago. He eats a lot of elk and bison meat. There are certain foods Mike avoids because it’s not good for his body or blood type (ex: kale):“Kale will kill me…Kale is toxic to my blood.” – Mike TysonMike enjoys fighting because sometimes it arouses him:“Sometimes it’s orgasmic” – Mike Tyson“What does it mean when fighting gets you erect?” “Impossible is nothing to somebody that tries. Everything that somebody said was impossible has happened.” – Mike Tyson“Delusion is only delusion when you don’t accomplish the goal of making your delusions a reality” – Mile Tyson“I am a conqueror now because I conquerer myself and my demons” – Mike Tyson

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Mike Tyson is the former undisputed heavyweight boxing champion of the world. Check out his new podcast called “Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson” on Spotify.