Mike Tyson

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Mike Tyson was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York.
Tyson’s childhood was a tumultuous one. His father left the family when Tyson was two-years-old. And his mother died when he was 16, leaving him in the legal care of his boxing coach. Suffice it to say, religion was likely not a part of his life.
But in 1992, Tyson was convicted of rape and during his three years in prison, he converted to Islam.1
Now, Tyson is quite devout, even having made a trip to Mecca2 as well as marrying the daughter of a Muslim cleric.3 And though Tyson admits that he doesn’t follow the Muslim tradition like he should (such as not always praying five times a day),4 it is undoubtedly a very big part of his life. He said:
Being a Muslim is who I am as a person. But let’s say there wasn’t Islam. Just that spirit, just for me to have my everyday [routines] helps. I have to be constantly on the move, or else the machine is going to break. I’m a realist. I deal with the world coming at me. It comes at me fast — faster sometimes than I can say my prayers. God will have to forgive me if I forgot a few things. I hope he does, at least.

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