“"Everybody has plans until they get hit.”

— Mike Tyson

October 1987 Source: “Everyone has a plan until they’ve been hit” (boxing adage) http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/everyone_has_a_plan_until_theyve_been_hit_boxing_adage, The Big Apple, Barry Popik, May 05, 2012 Source: " Mike Tyson explains one of his most famous quotes http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-11-09/sports/sfl-mike-tyson-explains-one-of-his-most-famous-quotes-20121109_1_mike-tyson-undisputed-truth-famous-quotes", Mike Berardino, Sun Sentinel, November 9, 2012]

Often quoted as "Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." Sometimes misattributed to Joe Louis.
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