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18:25 - 17-May-2008
Tyson was speaking at the Cannes Film Festival, where the movie Tyson is showing in the Un Certain Regarde category, which highlights innovative works.
The "dark, intimate, violent" film, told from the boxer's perspective, reflects Tyson's earliest memories and his present dilemmas.
It covers questions of race and class while focusing on the controversial boxing figure and uses archive fight footage.
Tyson was asked about why he felt it was a miracle he was alive.
He told the press conference: "I've lived a wild and a strange life. I've used drugs, I've had physical altercations with dangerous people...I've slept with guys' wives they wanted to kill me. I'm just happy to be here. It's just a miracle. I feel good about being here with you."
Tyson, who said he had always been a harsh critic of himself, said he never considered himself as a role model of any sort.
Asked what message he would give to the new generation, he said: "People put you down in life... never give in to anything."
Tyson said he had no idea what he was doing in Cannes and was shocked at the reaction to the film.
Tyson said: "I had no idea I was going to make it to this grand scale here. I'm totally overwhelmed."
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