Derek Drouin Quotes

There's nothing better than a team that comes out of nowhere and finds themselves in the World Series.

No way did I ever think I was going to win the 100m.

It's wonderful being the underdog.

If you expect nothing, you're apt to be surprised. You'll get it.

I love being the underdog sometimes.

I know I'm always rooting for the underdog in a fight, and I love to be constantly surprised.

I feel that 'Tokoyo Drift' blew people away because not many people had high expectations for it.

At times it's been weird because for the first phase of my career, I've been really well-known for a character that I was so not like and a character I never anticipated doing.

Why can't we be Greece in the Euros? Why can't we be Leicester in the Premier League? Tell me why not.

When I went into the Montreal Games, nobody expected much out of me.

Listen, I've been pretty fortunate. And if I've been underrated, it's actually been something I've been able to work with; I can surprise people. It sets me up to exceed expectations, so I don't mind.

In sport, the underdog does come out on top quite a bit.

It's better to be the underdog than have all the pressure, for sure.

I'm always the underdog, but I don't mind that.

There's a big advantage in people underestimating you.

When you are a big team, and you play away against a second or third-tier team, there is always pressure.

I remember I was a dark horse at Miss Universe. No one saw Miss India coming from a mile and suddenly there she was!

My family wasn't shocked by my success, but I was. But they just knew I'd do something in entertainment.

I've been invited to the Grammys with other friends who were nominated. I'm like, 'Naw, I'm not gonna go until it's my time.' And who knew it was gonna be, like, the next year? It's crazy.

To be honest, it's more fun being the underdog.

If you had told me at the beginning of the year that I was going to be a shoo-in for the Cy Young, I would have been absolutely ecstatic and amazed.

To be around someone whose self-confidence is more than what our first glance led us to expect is seductive.

Everybody keeps telling me how surprised they are with what I've done. But I'm telling you honestly that it doesn't surprise me. I knew I could do it.

You never know what to expect. You don't just walk on and expect an amazing reaction.

I'm a dark horse, running on a dark race course