A Knockout Technique for Achieving More Happiness

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Updated at 2:00 p.m. ET on September 7, 2023

Mike Tyson is one of the greatest boxers of all time. Over his career, “Iron Mike” had 50 wins, including 44 knockouts, and only six losses. Coming from a difficult childhood, during which he was surrounded by crime and poverty, he escaped his circumstances through a laserlike focus on his dream of athletic greatness. And he realized that dream by becoming the world heavyweight champion at the age of 20, in 1986.

Despite his success and fame, Tyson was dogged by crises, failed relationships, and legal troubles, including and nearly three years in prison in the 1990s after on a charge of rape. He achieved all his ambitions of riches and renown, but a happy life