Discipline weighs ounces, and regret weighs tons, as Jim Rohn often said. Tyson’s story is a great book which serves as a template of what self-discipline can do for an individual – Become the youngest heavyweight champion of the world. A warning of the consequences of neglect, self-pity, lack of direction and ambition… or an example of talent put to use, of discipline self-imposed, and of objectives clearly perceived and intensely pursued.” Tyson writes candidly about his dysfunctional childhood, his first trainer Cus D’Amato, becoming the youngest heavyweight champion of the world, dealing with fame, losing most of his money, his challenge with substance abuse, addictions, attempts at recovery and infamy.Īs Motivational speaker Jim Rohn once quipped, “Your life, my life, the life of each one of us is going to serve as either a warning or an example. Tyson’s Undisputed Truth is a no-holds-barred, raw account of his life, successes, failures, lessons learned, triumphs, tribulations, regrets and hopes for the future. At 20, Tyson became the youngest heavyweight world champion on November 22, 1986, when he knocked out 33-year-old Trevor Berbick in 5 minutes and 35 seconds. In Undisputed Truth: My Autobiography, the former boxing world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson lays bare the roller coaster story of his life and career.
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