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Greatness is not guarding yourself from the people, Greatness is being accepted by the people.

Mike Tyson

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Mike Tyson
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: June 30
Actor
Autobiographer
Boxer
Podcaster
Professional Boxer
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Brooklyn
New York
Michael Gerard Tyson
Iron Mike
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