Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth Page #12

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let's go through it. Now, Champ,

how often do you use cocaine, Champ?"

I said, "Every time

I get a chance to.

Any time I get... you know?

When I get a chance.

Whenever I get...

any time I get a chance.

I'm like, I need cocaine now.

I wish I had some now. "

I was just...

I needed cocaine.

Um, I didn't want no help, I

just didn't want to go to jail.

I was facing nine years.

Oh, I can't... oh, f***.

So, following that 2006 arrest,

I went to rehab,

the best forced decision

I ever made, all right?

I just got tired.

I got tired of disappointing my family.

My family wouldn't even

talk to me.

You know, when you're on drugs,

nobody talks to you no more.

You could cheat on your family,

cheat on your girlfriend,

but once you do drugs,

they don't talk to you no more.

And so eventually I married

my girlfriend, Kiki Spicer,

in 2009.

And she was looking out for me

and taking care of me

through all

my relapses and stuff.

It's my third marriage

and her first.

Hopefully

both our last, right?

But anyway, we have

two beautiful children...

beautiful, beautiful,

beautiful... Milan and Morocco.

And when I first got married,

when we first hooked up,

I was morbidly obese.

I was 380 pounds, right?

- Oh, wow. - And there's nothing worse

than a fat cokehead.

You ain't think a motherf***er

on coke gonna be fat.

You don't think nobody

on coke's gonna be fat,

but, you know, I became a vegan.

I started exercising.

And I lost

over 160 pounds.

- ( applause )

- Yeah.

And, listen, I suddenly went

from wanting to die every day

to all of a sudden

wanting to live.

Now I'm four years

clean and sober,

a better man, striving

to be a better father.

( applause )

( piano glissando plays )

You know, as a parent,

I have many regrets.

I regret only caring

about fame,

money, women,

sex, drugs.

I thought the definition of a good

parent was being a financial provider.

I totally missed out

on the emotional part.

And for that,

I will always regret.

You know, I'm just blessed that

God has given me another opportunity

to be a father

for the children that I have

and that respect me now.

My older kids need more time to

forgive my absence and my relapse,

but I just want them

to know that I love them

and I will always be there

for them whenever they need me.

# And I'm singing

this song to you... #

You know, nothing in life

can ever prepare you

for the loss of a child.

It just seemed to defy

the laws of natural order.

We, as parents, we're prepared to

leave this Earth before our children.

Before we leave,

we plan to guide them

and make them

stronger people in life.

It was a long

Labor Day weekend,

and I received the call

from the paramedics

at the house where

Exodus lived with her mother

and her older brother,

my son Miguel.

They lived in Phoenix, Arizona,

and I lived in Las Vegas.

I still don't understand

what happened.

I don't understand

why it happened.

I don't know how

a cord from a treadmill

can get wrapped around

a four-year-old girl's neck.

I jumped

on a plane immediately

and I went straight

to the hospital.

Exodus was already brain-dead

when I arrived.

It was the hardest thing

I ever had to do.

When I first went to the

hospital, I was really angry

and I wanted somebody to pay

and feel how I felt.

But when I saw other parents there

that had children that were dying

or just died right there,

at that moment,

and they came over to me

and comforted me.

We are all

members of a club

that we didn't

want to be a part of...

the bereaved parents club.

Before we left,

Exodus made her final ascent

to heaven.

You know, I can't bring back

my baby Exodus,

but the only thing I can do

is honor her life

by making a better example

of myself

for my children

who are still with me now.

There isn't a day

that goes by

that I don't think about

Exodus Sierra Tyson.

She will forever always be

my eternal angel.

These are my children

right here.

You know, I have, like,

a 9th grade education

from a really, really

f***ed up, bad school, right?

And all my kids

go to private schools

and Ivy League schools,

right?

And every now and then I text

them and I see how they're doing,

and they call me back...

text me back and say,

"Daddy, this is not how

you spell my name, Daddy.

And you don't spell

'birthday' like this, Dad.

I can't believe

you can't spell 'birthday. '"

But this is what my life

is about now,

being with my family

and cherishing this.

It took me a long time to get it,

but, by God, you know, I got this sh*t.

And... man.

( audience applauding )

Thank you, thank you.

I hope you leave here with

a better understanding of me,

Michael Gerard Tyson,

and my undisputed truth.

Thank you for allowing me

to share this

roller coaster ride

of emotions with you.

It's been a long one, with

many highs and many lows, guys,

but it's molded me into

the man that stands before you

baring his triumphs and his

failures in front of you,

emotionally naked

as I came into this world.

God bless you all and thank you

for coming out and supporting me.

- I really appreciate it.

- ( applauding )

Good job, buddy.

Good to see you.

Yeah, man, great.

# For a new day

# Celebrate and say

ay-ay-ay... #

- # Ay-ay-ay...

- Thank you very much.

# Ay-ay-ay...

# Ay, ay-ay-ay,

ay-ay-ay... #

# I woke up this morning

thinking 'bout the old me #

# When I was feeling like

Miller Lite and Ol' E #

# But now I ride

on some conscious sh*t #

# I'm getting bread while

I toast to my accomplishments #

# Only one I could have

a problem with is myself #

# That's probably why my

only competition is myself #

# From today to tomorrow, the Doc

is just rocking the same drum #

# F*** the past, though I ain't

forgot where I came from #

# Uh, I got the club

rocking, rocking, uh #

# I got your girl

jocking, uh #

# Me and Fif' still

in this b*tch, b*tch #

# We going the distance with

you party people, come on #

# Party people say,

party people say, ay #

# It's a new day

# It's a new day

# World is getting ready...

Mike Tyson:
Thank you for

coming out, everybody. Thank you.

Brooklyn's in the house.

Brownsville.

Never run, never will.

Thank you, DJ Clark Kent.

I love you. Thank you.

Thanks to everyone.

Thanks, Spike.

Thank you, Mr. Nederlander.

Thank you, Kiki Tyson,

I love you.

Brooklyn rocks!

# Ay ay-ay-ay, ay-ay,

ay ay-ay-ay, ay-ay #

# Now you can get your knees on the

church floor, pray it get better #

# Or push the dough on the liquor

store and see where it get you #

# But me,

I got to be on top #

# I said, me,

I got to be on top #

# I got the street on lock

# I'm on automatic pilot,

ain't nobody starting me #

# Growing up in poverty ain't

fill my heart with larceny #

# Niggas ride, I don't hide,

I jump to get 'em off on me #

# I'm a leader, look and see

the natural-born boss of me #

# They from Bel Air,

I'm from the bottom #

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