"Your mind is not your friend, Mike… you have to fight with your mind, control it, put it in its place. you need to control your emotions.
Fatigue in the ring is 90% psychological. It’s just the excuse of a man who wants to quit. The night before a fight, you won’t sleep. Don’t worry, the other guy didn’t either. You’ll go to the weigh-in, he’ll look much bigger than you and calmer, like ice, but he’s burning up with fear inside. Your imagination is going to credit him with abilities he doesn't have. Remember, motion releives tension. The moment the bell rings, and you come in contact with each other, suddenly your opponent seems like everybody else, because now your imagination has dissipated. The fight itself is the only reality that matters. You have to learn to impose your will and take control over that reality" 
Awesome
Rabid Bunyip - "Your mind is not your friend, Mike… you have to fight with your mind, control it, put it in its place. you need to control your emotions.VTFU
Fatigue in the ring is 90% psychological. It’s just the excuse of a man who wants to quit. The night before a fight, you won’t sleep. Don’t worry, the other guy didn’t either. You’ll go to the weigh-in, he’ll look much bigger than you and calmer, like ice, but he’s burning up with fear inside…The moment the bell rings, and you come in contact with each other, suddenly your opponent seems like everybody else, because now your imagination has dissipated. The fight itself is the only reality that matters. You have to learn to impose your will and take control over that reality"
Fantastic.
Good stuff. Also the "Fear is like fire - control it and it's your friend" is classic D'Amato stuff. Stallone pretty much used it for his speech to Tommy Gunn in Rocky V.
Amazing quote 
TTT
That was poetry.
I can't wait to read that book.
Tyson's mind was definitely not his friend
Nice
I'm like a quater in of this book, I don't believe much about his youth stories he's telling. And yes that quote is bad ass loving him talk about the smoker events he went too
NatualBornTickler - I'm like a quater in of this book, I don't believe much about his youth stories he's telling. And yes that quote is bad ass loving him talk about the smoker events he went tooI'm early in (like up to that quote), the tales from his youth are crazy, but I can believe a lot of it.
And never let the truth get in the way of a good story!
Gotta read this.
nice
Anyone care to share story or two of his youth? I haven't read the book myself, but it must be very interesting
Amazing
Nice one OP..
VU tomorrow
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