Original: Among the advice D'Amato gave Tyson was this oft-cited lesson of the hero and the coward : '' The hero and the coward both feel the same thing , but the hero uses his fear , projects it onto his opponent , while the coward runs .
Simplified: He once said , '' The hero and the coward both feel the same thing , but the hero uses his fear , projects it onto his opponent , while the coward runs .