Derrick Lewis Quotes

Just wanting to play, I think that's my biggest attribute, just wanting to play through whatever I have to in order to go out and compete.

I can't understand how some guys get tired after one round. If you can't go the distance, why are you even in the fight?

There's a fine line between stubbornness and the positive side of that, which is dogged determination.

That is an important part of my success. Another big part of my success is that I hated not to finish a race.

I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.

As tired as I am, I can always go another round, and I feel the other guy can't.

I live for the pressure, I live for the moments when I'm deep in the match, out of breath, hurt and feel like throwing up. It's in those moments that I push through, I keep punching, I keep going forward, because no matter what, I will never stop.

I'm in this sport for a long time and I'm going to continue to fight with my whole heart and put on a show.

It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired - you quit when the gorilla is tired.

Often I feel like I can run forever. If someone told me I had to run for 10 hours, I probably could.

Maybe because I am from a sports background, I don't give up easily. I am a fighter.

Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.

If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years, then will power is no longer a problem. It's raining? That doesn't matter. I am tired? That's besides the point. It's simply that I just have to.

I'm a fighter, not a quitter.

In wrestling, there is no retreat. No way to slow things down. In wrestling, you advance and advance, and being tired is just a lie to make the other guy think he can relax. It's so hard - harder than anything I've ever done.

Never give in and never give up.

He helps me every day to do my exercises. Siegfried told me once, 'The one who is a hero is the one who can hang on just one minute longer.'

I was determined to dance. That's why I lasted so long.

Quit now? They'll have to cut the uniform off me. I'm going out for another 300. They couldn't be any harder to get than the first 300.

Perseverance is a virtue that cannot be understated.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

I'm very stubborn. I feel like I'm going to play this season.

I have a lot of stamina and I have a lot of resilience.

To take what I have, they're going to have to have more than skill and technique. It's a lot of heart, a lot of determination. That's just who I am. I'm not messing around out there. I'm not giving it away.

You need to be a complete fighter - the heart, the chin, the toughness. You've got to have it all.