Mike Tyson just got into some real talk with his therapist Sean McFarland on the latest episode of his webseries Hotboxin’ With Mike Tyson, talking about mortality and the price of fame.
The former heavyweight boxing champion, whose tumultuous life and career forms the subject matter of the new Hulu drama series Mike, spoke about how much his real self differs from his public persona, with McFarland comparing him to a “scared little boy.”
“I am so scared that I am so violent that I can’t control my violence,” Tyson said. “Does that makes sense to you? Me, Mike Tyson, I’m so scared of everything. The one thing I know how to do is attack.” This tracks with comments Tyson made in a previous episode of the show, when he stated that the toughest fight of his career has been the one he’s stuck in with himself—and it’s still ongoing,
When DJ Whoo Kid pointed out the irony that one of the most successful people in his sport should feel this way, Tyson responded: “When you put money in the bank and you get a check every month and you could live off that for the rest of your life, is that security? That means you’re not going to catch a disease, you can’t get hit by a car, you can’t jump off a bridge? I don’t know, can money secure you from that?”
“Success is the reason I tore my life apart,” he continued.” Tearing yourself down is just as motivating as bringing yourself up.”
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