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The School of Greatness

829 Mike Tyson: The Mind and Journey of a Champion Fighter

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

Mindset, Relationships, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Education, Greatness, Fitness, Celebrity, Health, Inspiration, Success, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Business, Money, Self Care, Celebrity Interview

4.822K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2019

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

TREAT OTHERS HOW YOU WANT TO BE TREATED. Kindness seems like a basic idea, but when you’re a champion it’s not high on your list. The Golden Rule isn’t always easy. Especially when you’re focused on yourself. But you can be the best and be good to others. It takes discipline. It takes mentorship. And it takes a commitment to what’s important in life. No matter what you’ve done in your past, you can always reinvent yourself. On today’s episode of The School of Greatness, I dive deep into never giving up from a champion who went through dark times: Mike Tyson. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the World and won his first 19 professional bouts by knockout, 12 of them in the first round. He holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles at 20 years, four months, and 22 days old. Mike Tyson is learning to forgive himself and be grateful. He also shares his feelings about discipline and how visualization helped him believe he could be a champion. So get ready to learn how to be a champion and why it’s never too late for a comeback on Episode 829. Some Questions I Ask: Did you know who you were at 25? (6:00) What was your biggest fear in your early 20s? (10:00) If your 25 year-old self was sitting here, what would you tell him? (14:00) What are you most proud of? (36:30) In This Episode You Will Learn: About Mike Tyson’s spiritual journey (4:30) The power of visualization (19:00) When Mike started to feel more peace in his heart (32:00) Why you should think outside the box (42:30) If you enjoyed this episode, check out the video, show notes and more at http://www.lewishowes.com/829 and follow at insagram.com/lewishowes.

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0:00.0

This is episode number 829 with Mike Tyson.

0:08.0

Welcome to the School of Greatness.

0:11.2

My name is Louis Howes, a former pro athlete, turned lifestyle entrepreneur.

0:15.2

In each week we bring you an inspiring person or message to help you discover how to unlock

0:21.2

your inner greatness.

0:23.2

Thanks for spending some time with me today.

0:24.9

Now let the class begin.

0:30.0

Muhammad Ali said, impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find

0:41.9

it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have

0:47.2

to change it.

0:49.2

Impossible is not a fact.

0:50.8

It is an opinion.

0:52.2

Impossible is not a declaration.

0:54.2

It's a dare.

0:55.8

Impossible is potential.

0:57.7

Impossible is temporary.

0:59.6

Impossible is nothing.

1:02.2

Again, the great Muhammad Ali said that and today we've got a powerful episode with Mike

1:07.6

Tyson.

1:08.6

If you don't know who Mike Tyson is, he is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of

1:13.1

the world who won his first 19 professional bouts by knockout, 12 of them in the first

1:18.2

round.

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