Tyson Quotes - Page 4

• I can't watch a [Floyd] Mayweather fight. I don't find it exciting. I used to watch boxing in the [Michael] Tyson era when it was exciting. Now it's all bob and weave, a punch here and there. It is not entertaining.

  Usain Bolt

  Fighting, Boxing, Bob

  Source: www.gq-magazine.co.uk

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• If you're a boxer, you want to get the ring with a Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali type. When you're acting, you want to get in with Meryl Streep, and that's what I did.

  Viola Davis

  Acting, Want, Boxers

  Source: featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com

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• If I was fighting myself, I always say that I would kill Mike Tyson but then again I don't know how hard a punch Mike Tyson can take and I don't know how hard Mike Tyson's punch is. I don't know. For me looking at me, I think I can beat me.

  Mike Tyson

  Fighting, Thinking, Beats

  Source: editorial.rottentomatoes.com

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• I was a huge Mike Tyson fan growing up; his fights were always on in my house.

  J. Cole

  Growing Up, Fighting, House

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• My dad calls me 'Mac' a lot, from 'Mike Tyson's Punch Out' - Little Mac is the main character. I was obsessed. I can still beat Mike Tyson on 'Punch Out.'

  Mayer Hawthorne

  Dad, Character, Littles

  "Mayer Hawthorne Plays the Artists Den, Los Angeles". Interview with Ruthie Abel, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 7, 2012.

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• I got my very last tattoo after my father died. I'm not getting anymore; otherwise I'll end up like Mike Tyson with a tattoo on my face.

  Sean William Scott

  Tattoo, Father, Lasts

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• The best thing about the Kentucky Derby is that it is only two minutes long. It is the quickest event in sports, except for Sumo-wrestling & Mike Tyson fights. Maybe Drag-racing is quicker, but I have never been attracted to it.

  Hunter S. Thompson

  Sports, Wrestling, Fighting

  Hunter S. Thompson (2012). “Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness”, p.82, Pan Macmillan

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• "You are okay?" he asked. "Not eaten by monsters?" "Not even a little bit." I showed him that I still had both arms and both legs, and Tyson clapped happily. "Yay!" he said. "Now we can eat peanut butter sandwiches and ride fish ponies! We can fight monsters and see Annabeth and make things go BOOM!" I hoped he didn't mean all at the same time, but I told him absolutely, we'd have a lot of fun this summer.

  Rick Riordan

  Summer, Fun, Mean

  "Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth". Book by Rick Riordan, May 6, 2008.

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• I couldn't believe I'd come this far, lost Tyson, suffered through so much, only to fail - stopped by a big stupid monster in a baby-blue tuxedo kilt. Nobody was going to swat down my friends like that! I mean... nobody, not Nobody. Ah, you know what I mean.

  Rick Riordan

  Baby, Stupid, Believe

  "Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters". Book by Rick Riordan, April 1, 2006.

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• Tyson," I said "We're turning around!" Going the wrong way?" he asked. Always," I grumbled, but I steered the chariot towards the stands.

  Rick Riordan

  Way, Said, Chariots

  Rick Riordan (2007). “The Sea of Monsters”, Disney-Hyperion

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• When I got across, I looked back and saw Tyson giving Grover a piggyback ride (or was it a goatyback ride?).

  Rick Riordan

  Giving, Saws, Grover

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• Powdered donuts," Tyson said earnestly. "I will look for powdered donuts in the wilderness." He headed outside and started calling, "Here, donuts!

  Rick Riordan

  Looks, Calling, Wilderness

  Rick Riordan (2007). “The Sea of Monsters”, Disney-Hyperion

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• Doesn't miss many meals, does he?" Zeus muttered. "Tyson, for your bravery in the war, and for leading the Cyclopes, you are appointed a general I. The armies of Olympus. You shall henceforth lead you breathren into war whenever required by the gods. And you shall have a new...um...what kind of weapon would you like? A sword? An axe?" "Stick!" Tyson said, showing his broken club. "Very well," Zeus said. "We will grant you a new, er, stick. The best stick that may be found." "Hooray!

  Rick Riordan

  War, Army, Broken

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• Percy: The Heka-what? Annabeth: The Hundred-Handed Ones. They called them that because... well, they had a hundred hands. They were the elder brothers of the Cyclopes. Tyson: Very powerful. Wonderful! As tall as the sky. So strong they can break mountains! Percy: Cool. Unless you're a mountain.

  Rick Riordan

  Strong, Brother, Powerful

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• There was Tyson moving into the Poseidon cabin, giggling to himself every fifteen seconds and saying, "Percy is my brother?" like he'd just won the lottery. Aw, Tyson," I'd say. "It's not that simple.

  Rick Riordan

  Brother, Moving, Simple

  Rick Riordan (2007). “The Sea of Monsters”, Disney-Hyperion

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• Tyson thought Annabeth was just about the coolest thing since peanut butter, and he SERIOUSLY loved peanut butter.

  Rick Riordan

  Peanut Butter, Annabeth, Peanuts

  Rick Riordan (2007). “The Titan's curse”

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• Tyson! Thank the gods, Annabeth is hurt!" "You thank the gods that she is hurt?" he asked, puzzled.

  Rick Riordan

  Hurt, Annabeth, Puzzled

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• [Tyson] looked him over with that massive baby-brown eye. “You are not dead. I like it when you are not dead.” Ella fluttered to the ground and began preening her feathers. “Ella found a dog,” she announced. “A large dog. And a Cyclops.” Was she blushing? Before Percy could decide, his black mastiff pounced on him, knocking Percy to the ground and barking so loudly that even Arion backed up. “Hey, Mrs. O'Leary,” Percy said. “Yeah, I love you, too, girl. Good dog.” Hazel squeaked. “You have a hellhound named Mrs. O'Leary?” “Long story.

  Rick Riordan

  Girl, Dog, Baby

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• When asked about which scientist he'd like to meet, Neil deGrasse Tyson said, "Isaac Newton. No question about it. The smartest person ever to walk the face of this earth. The man was connected to the universe in spooky ways. He discovered the laws of motion, the laws of gravity, the laws of optics. Then he turned 26.

  Neil deGrasse Tyson

  Men, Law, Earth

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• Ella, just stay here. Stay safe." "Safe," Ella repeated. "Ella likes being safe. Safety in numbers. Safety deposit boxes. Ella will go with Tyson." "What?" Percy said. "Oh... fine, whatever. Just don't get hurt. And Mrs. O'Leary—" "ROOOF." "How do you feel about pulling a chariot?

  Rick Riordan

  Hurt, Numbers, Safety

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• Annabeth looked at me. " We have to get out of here." " You think I want to be in the girls' restroom?" " I mean the ship, Percy! We have to get off the ship." " Smells bad," Tyson agreed. " And dogs eat all the eggs. Annabeth is right. We must leave the restroom and the ship.

  Rick Riordan

  Girl, Dog, Mean

  Rick Riordan (2007). “The Sea of Monsters”, Disney-Hyperion

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• Yay!” Tyson went around the couches and gave everyone a big hug—even Octavian, who didn't look thrilled about it.

  Rick Riordan

  Hug, Yay, Looks

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• He’d learned years ago it was better not to dwell too much on who was related to whom on the godly side of things. After Tyson the Cyclops adopted him as a brother, Percy decided that that was about as far as he wanted to extend the family.

  Rick Riordan

  Brother, Godly, Years

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• Is Tyson okay?' I asked. The question seemed to take my dad by surprise. 'He's fine. Doing much better than I expected. Though 'peanut butter' is a strange battle cry.

  Rick Riordan

  Dad, Battle, Peanut Butter

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• Tyson charged at the Cyclops leader, Ma Gasket, her chain-mail dress spattered with mud and decorated with broken spears. She gawked at Tyson and started to say, “Who—?” 463/508 Tyson hit her in the head so hard, she spun in a circle and landed on her rump. “Bad Cyclops Lady!” he bell owed. “General Tyson says GO AWAY!” He hit her again, and Ma Gasket broke into dust.

  Rick Riordan

  Dust, Circles, Broken

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