Derrick Lewis Quotes

When I prepare for a fight, I never expect it to be easy. I believe that that would create a chance for me to not give my best in the Octagon.

It's not an excuse, but I'd say I didn't perform well in the big fights because I wasn't prepared properly.

The day I step in the cage with Cyborg, I will be 100% prepared.

You have to be sharp, you have to be ready. You have to have guys that can push you in terms of these high-level fights or otherwise you're going to get out to these fights and your opponent has been pushed and they are ready to compete. If you have not been pushed and you're not ready, you can't just turn that switch on that night.

I don't believe in ring rust. I used to believe in ring rust, but I talked to my buddy Dominic Cruz, who's a bantamweight, and he basically said it's a mindset. What you do in between in your time off determines how you're going to look when you come in there.

There's always going to be people talking so you just have to focus everyday and be the best fighter you can be in the Octagon on the day of the fight.

The last few weeks are always the hardest during any fight camp.

Going into the UFC debut, you have to wonder what's going on, what's the workout going to be like. It's just an honor to be at an open workout.

I don't prepare myself for a specific fighter. I don't choose a fight to prepare myself for another fighter.

I felt good in all my fights. It's all in the preparation. I prepare myself for all of them. And I felt good in all my fights.

All boxers are different, and we all approach the fights in different ways.

People expect you to play your best, so I go through a routine to prepare myself so that I know I'm physically and mentally ready - prepared for the game.

I don't really believe in that ring rust stuff.

It was a good experience for me to be in the same camp as Minto when he was preparing for Shane Cameron, to see the weaknesses and strengths he brings.

I need to continue to be wise, be efficient and prepared for every game that I play leading up to the Olympics.

The learning curve, and the things that you have to adapt to on a daily basis in the UFC, is pretty crazy. It's a huge burden for anybody to have: not just the fighting itself but learning how to deal with the other responsibilities.

I need eight weeks, train hard, last one week make weight, and go to the war. Because when I go to the war, I have to know I am ready or no.

From the very beginning, every time I trained for a fight, I didn't train to beat the guy I was fighting. I trained to beat Anderson Silva.

Any fight, if you prepare correctly and you're ready for it, you should be just there to enjoy it.

I think that's the biggest thing in this sport is when you prepare, you have extra confidence.

I'm training and preparing because nothing is predictable in boxing. I'm preparing for those rounds, and if it happens that I get a shot, whatever advantage I have, I will be ready for 12 rounds.

There are so many variables that go into a fight, you shouldn't waste your time worrying about the other fighters.

I worry about myself in the ring; I worry about what I can do and how I can dictate a fight.

My biggest thing I've learned is just putting time into getting ready. When we're young, you just go on the court and just hoop. But I think as you get older, it's more about, making sure everything is firing and making sure everything is ready to go and warmed up.

I never prepare according to how I feel for a fight. I always prepare to be a better me.