If the media didn't know I played chess, there'd be no angle on me at all. Lennox Lewis More Quotes by Lennox Lewis More Quotes From Lennox Lewis In boxing you create a strategy to beat each new opponent, it's just like chess. Lennox Lewis creatingboxingsports If youve got physical weaknesses, youll lose. Nobody who gets cut easily can be a champion, however strong and talented he is. Boxers are trained to see and exploit their opponents weaknesses, they hit you on your wounds. Only the strongest survive in this sport. Lennox Lewis cuttingstrongsports How can you trust a man who can talk for 5 minutes and you cant understand a sentence of it! Lennox Lewis minutesboxingmen I play chess about four hours a day in training camp. You have to decide what move to use, or what combination of moves. I think less when I box because the reaction time is a lot quicker, but some people call me the chess boxer because they say I think too much in the ring. I take my time and they don't see the action they want. Some boxers just go in there and just throw punches and hope to win. Lennox Lewis winningsportsmoving Action is what separates the do-ers from the dreamers. Lennox Lewis dreameraction In boxing, if you think you will lose... you're already halfway there. Lennox Lewis halfway-thereboxingthinking Boxing isn't just about brute strength; it's about skill and outwitting your opponent. Lennox Lewis opponentsboxingskills Sometimes success needs interruption to regain focus and shake off complacency. Lennox Lewis complacencyfocusneeds I've got a new life now, a new future, there's a lot more to Lennox Lewis than just being a boxer. Lennox Lewis boxersjust-beingnew-life Adversity is something that makes reaching your goals so much more rewarding than if it didn't exist. Lennox Lewis reachingadversitygoal It's not rage that drives me, it's competition. Lennox Lewis competitionrageboxing Recently I donated money to the establishment of the Muhammad Ali Foundation in Louisville. I regard that as a kind of payback. He smoothed the way for us. He wasnt just a great person who had conviction, but made the sport of boxing great. He was the first superstar, he made our stock rise. Without him we wouldnt have earned so much. Americans from every walk of life have contributed to the foundation: Bill Clinton, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt. Unfortunately I was the only American athlete to make a donation. Theres not enough respect in our business. Lennox Lewis boxingathletesports I am definitely not scared of Mike Tyson. I am at the top of the food chain and he is looking to knock me off. Mike's an arrogant imbecile. He sounds like a cartoon character. Lennox Lewis boxingcartooncharacter The danger of a closed mind is that it can also leave good things like love, compassion and reason on its outside. Lennox Lewis like-lovecompassionmind You can't spend 110 percent on something if you don't have that same hunger and drive. I have achieved all my goals - my mission is complete. Lennox Lewis missionshungergoal I've found that taking shortcuts will get you to the place you don't want to be much quicker than they get u to the place u want to be. Lennox Lewis shortcutsfoundwant Whatever I do, I always want to get better. Lennox Lewis get-betterwant There is just one rule about boxing: never bet on the white guy. Lennox Lewis boxingguywhite I just want to complete my legacy. Lennox Lewis legacywant I cannot fight everyone at once. I have to take one at a time. Lennox Lewis fighting
