Mike Tyson was as fierce a fighter as he is a loving father.
For example, he supports his daughter Milan, 16, in her career, and he has just spoken about her.
She dreams of becoming a tennis player, and he explained the underside of this passion.
When a huge world sporting legend gives birth to a child, fans generally expect the offspring to follow in their footsteps and shine in the same discipline.
This is sometimes the case, notably among the Alis, where Laila became, years after Mohamed, world boxing champion.
She also retired with 24 victories and 0 defeats in her career, enough to honor her name.
But sometimes, “children of” take advantage of their hereditary qualities to apply them in other sports. The daughter of Dennis Rodman, for example, an NBA legend, is today a professional football player and an American international.
A destiny that must undoubtedly make 16-year-old Milan Tyson dream, whose father needs no introduction.
Mike Tyson talks about his daughter’s sports career
The teenager plays tennis at an interesting level, so in 2023, Iron Mike even brought her to the stands of Roland Garros to immerse herself in the very high level.
Visiting tennis player Nick Kyrgios’ podcast, the former ring terror spoke about his daughter’s passion and what differentiates her from other young people of her generation:
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My wife wanted my daughter to do something with her life.
She no longer wanted to see her sitting around the house doing nothing but eating and gaining weight like young people do today.
She came across an advertisement for a tennis coach, she took our daughter and went to see it immediately.
And the problem is that she won the first tournament she entered.
Now she’s never going to stop.
In addition, she went through a period without victory, but she never lost faith. This is what makes champions, champions.
They win, but above all, when they lose, they don’t get discouraged. Beating everyone doesn’t make you a champion.
It’s the taste of defeat that makes you a champion. It’s the kind of thing that stays with you for the rest of your life.
I wasn’t born being Mike Tyson. I became one by taking knockouts, by learning discipline…
Milan today makes her father proud, since he sees in her the character of a champion.
Even in defeat she does not give up, as Iron Mike sometimes had to do in his career.
Mike Tyson supports his daughter in her career, and even if she never becomes a professional, he knows that she will never give up tennis.
He is therefore proud, since this is the mentality he has always had in his life.
