Mike Tyson on Fitness Quotes

"Everybody thinks this is a tough man's sport. This is not a tough man's sport. This is a thinking man's sport."

"I used to visualize my training before I even stepped in the gym."

"You can't be afraid to fail if you want to be physically elite."

"Fear is like fire. If you control it, as with fire, it can cook for you and keep you warm. If you don't, it will burn you and everything around you."

"Every morning I woke up and asked myself how much I wanted it."

"Speed comes from relaxation, not tension."

"I didn't care about the pain. I cared about the result."

"You have to work when you don't want to. That's what discipline is."

"You have to push your body past the point where it wants to quit."

"The physical part is easy. It's the mental part that's hard."

"Flexibility is just as important as power."

"Shadowboxing is where you find your rhythm."

"A man who was friendly with everyone was an enemy to himself."

"If you're not humble, life will visit humility upon you."

"Discipline is doing what you hate to do, but do it like you love it."

"I was always looking for a way to get an extra 1% in my fitness."

"You have to be obsessed with your physical form to be the best."

"I am a Muslim, but I think Jesus would have a drink with me. He would be cool. He would talk to me."

"Calmness is the key to endurance."

"To be a champion, you have to have the heart of a lion."

"I never felt I was in good enough shape. I always wanted more."

"Boxing is 90% mental. If your mind isn't fit, your body won't be either."

"My style was impetuous, my defense was impregnable, and I was just ferocious."

"I didn't lift weights much; I did calisthenics. Natural strength is different."

"Fear is your best friend or your worst enemy. It's like fire."

"Fitness isn't a destination; it's a way of life."

"I don't run for the exercise. I run to break my opponent's spirit."

"The road to the top is paved with sweat and sacrifice."

"I used to do 2,000 squats a day. That's how you build a foundation."

"I was born to be a warrior. Training is my meditation."

"Running at night makes you feel like the only person working in the world."

"I wanted to be the most conditioned athlete in the world."

"I don't think I'm a natural. I think I'm a hard worker."