Mark Kriegel discusses Mike Tyson's psychology, arguing his career was driven by an unending search for his mother's love. Tyson's mother died before he became famous, leaving a formative gap that shaped who he became.
Is there anything that we learn about Tyson that we don't know outside of the motto? Perhaps. Perhaps is the unending, thankless quest for his mother's love. I don't mean to sound like psychologist. I really don't know. It sounds like it, but it's always there. It's always there for him. And she dies before he becomes Mike Tyson. I get the very distinct sense this is the biggest hole and the biggest gap, biggest longing.
