Mike Tyson Lists the Philosophy & History Books He’s Reading These Days
Last year, Mike Tyson staged a one-man Broadway show, directed by Spike Lee, called “Mike Tyson: The Undisputed Truth.” In November, the boxing legend published an autobiography by the same title. And now comes this: a short letter in The Wall Street Journal where Iron Mike lists the philosophy and history texts he’s reading these days. The list includes:
[Note: Nietzsche is his favorite philosopher. Says Tyson, “He’s just
insane. You have to have an IQ of at least 300 to truly understand him.”
Why? Because “Alexander kept pushing forward. He didn’t want to have
to go home and be dominated by his mother.” The same impulse drove Tyson
to box his way out of Brownsville, Brooklyn. That’s all covered in his
autobiography.
What else is Tyson reading? Love letters. He mentions Napoleon’s love letters to Josephine, and Virginia Woolf’s letter to her husband before committing suicide. Tyson then quips “I don’t really do any light reading, just deep, deep stuff. I’m not a light kind of guy.”
Get more at The Wall Street Journal.
H/T Partially Examined Life
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