Derrick Lewis Quotes

I just try to be the best fighter I can be.

People always say, 'I want to be the best fighter in the world.' That's why I respect Conor. He said he wants to be the best fighter in the world, and he's trying to prove it.

I will always have that, 'I want to be the best fighter on the planet' thing in me.

I've got to become 'The ultimate Ultimate Fighter.'

I love this sport. I love what I do. I love fighting and combat, and I love to train hard. But I want to be at my best.

I've got my dreams. I want to be the best fighter on the planet.

I'm a martial artist, and I don't train because I have a fight; I train because it's my lifestyle, and I'll train every day if I'm not hurt.

I want to wake up every day and feel that I'm training harder than my competitors, that I'm dieting harder, that I'm recovering better. That's what gives me confidence when I'm lining up on the blocks. I've never gone out to prove people wrong. I just want to be the best that I can possibly be.

I have MMA strengths, but I need to build on my weaknesses.

I'm committed to the fight game.

I train really hard for each and every fight. I never take anyone lightly.

I just train hard and fight who is in front of me.

I love athletics and martial-arts and competition because it gets me right and puts me in the right place.

There is still so much room for me to get better. Everyone in this sport evolves so quickly. You could take six months off and come back to a totally different game. That's why I'm always in the gym working. Even if I don't have a fight lined up, I'm still in there working to improve my overall game.

What I was doing wasn't good enough. It was good enough up until I met someone who was doing it properly - someone who was stronger than me and in better mental and physical condition than I was.

MMA in an individual sport, and you're just pushing yourself to be as dangerous as you can be in 15 minutes.

I've been training super hard at the Lopez Taekwondo Academy in Houston, which belongs to my brother Jean. For me, I think confidence is the biggest thing; it's all mental. I train with the best of the best, including my brother Steven, a five-time world champion who won Olympic gold medals.

Running taught me valuable lessons. In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. I applied this in everything I did.

Golf is so selfish - it's so much about how do we get better and get to the next level.

Obviously there are not too many people who get a chance to play in the Olympics in their hometown. That would be something special, but going into the summer you have to be realistic with yourself, and health-wise and motivation-wise you have to be willing to do what it takes.

When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time.

Most of us start out with a positive attitude and a plan to do our best.

To be able to perform at a high level, to be able to do things that no other fighter can do, you have to practice it. And the only way you can practice is by sparring, by fighting another man.

The fight game has never been just about winning.

I don't know how many times I've went to bed at five, six o'clock in the morning and woke up at 10, running four miles because I wanted to beat GSP that bad.