It always zig-zags never with the timing we think it should have.
Everyone have a plan until they get hit. Everybody has a plan until they get hit No amount of hypervigilence or planning can protect us from the internal and external hits that are a part of being human. But does this mean that there is no need to plan. One time when Tyson was still invincible someone asked him about his opponents strategies and how he intended to counter them.
Then like a rat they stop in fear and freeze Soon people who recognised the power of this quote embellished it to the title of this post. And this is pretty much exactly what Mike Tyson meant when he said Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face It was also said to intimidate everyone who thought they had the plan to beat Tyson but the underlying meaning is that all your strategies your gameplans they all go up in smoke the moment you get punched in the face. Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth What Tyson said is similar to the old saying no plan survives first contact with the enemy.
Hope everyone is surviving life during this horrible covid time. Just shopping and going about my daily business I see so many more people have become more stressed than normal. Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth I was never much of a Tyson fan but my God I love that quote.
The legendary boxer famously said the line Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth before his fight with Evander Holyfield when he was asked if he was worried about his. As the quote attributed to the boxer Mike Tyson goes everybody has a plan until they get hit in the mouth. When Mike Tyson was asked by a reporter whether he was worried about Evander Holyfield and his fight plan he answered.
When questioned about his opponents style and technique Mike Tyson is supposed to have said Everybody has a plan until they get hit. Part of the reason why Tysons quote is so famous is that his words can be applied to many other areas of life including investing. The Los Angeles CA Times reported on August 28 1987.
Everyone has a plan until they get hit. And whatever the competitive environment be it is. Everyone thinks they can take a lot of risk until they get hit with a big bear market.