She had completed three years of college when she met my dad. When I was born, she was working as a prison matron at the Women’s House of Detention in Manhattan, but she was studying to be a teacher. “My mother, Lorna Mae, was a New Yorker but she was born down south in Virginia. Undisputed Truth: My Autobiography – Favorite Takeaways It was the only education I had, and these guys were my teachers” I was a little kid looking for love and acceptance and the streets were where I found it. “Some people might read some of the things I’m talking about and judge me as an adult, call me a criminal, but I did these things over thirty-five years ago.

Tyson’s life story is a great example of where self-discipline can take an individual – Greatness and a warning of what indiscipline can do to an individual – substance abuse, addiction, self-destruction and infamy.

Tyson’s account of his life taught me more about the need for financial discipline than all the other 20+ books I have read about financial management. His story is also a warning of what indiscipline and lack of direction can do to an individual – financial recklessness, substance abuse, addiction, depression, infamy and self-destruction. Discipline brought Tyson fame, fortune, recognition and stardom. 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.

Undisputed Truth by Mike Tyson