Friday, July 16, 2010

mike tyson

came across an interview with mike tyson, which by most accounts is a truly damaged individual, having gone through the very extreme peaks and depths of life.

he has known glamour, glory, prison, ridicule, despair. he knows he has to transcend something, though he is uncertain how to go about it.

"Discipline is doing what you hate to do, but nonetheless doing it like you love it."
"And how do you do that?"
"With discipline."

"It's just a simple question of humility. If you're not humble, life will visit humbleness upon you. I can talk about humility, but I'm not humble. I mean, if you say, "I'm humble," you've just contradicted yourself. But I'm trying to be, man, I'm trying so hard."