Dealing with it Quote by Rashad Evans

I felt the same fear in my first fight as I did in my last fight. It never goes away.

— Mike Tyson

I am afraid of getting hit. Of being hurt during a fight. And I believe that it helps me to have that fear. That…

— Alex Pereira

I'm always scared when I fight. But that fear is what keeps me more alert and more focused. It's good to have fear.

— Georges St-Pierre

I was scared before every battle. That old instinct of self-preservation is a pretty basic thing, but while the action was going on some…

— Audie Murphy

In boxing, I had a lot of fear. Fear was good. But, for the first time, in the bout with Muhammad Ali, I didn't…

— George Foreman

I'm scared of any fighter I've ever fought because they are some dangerous people to be dealing with. That's also where the anxiety comes…

— Nate Diaz

I'm not scared of any opponent. I fight who I want to fight.

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr

No, I've never been frightened before a fight.

— Naseem Hamed

Having been a fighter for 25 years, I know how to handle the fear. The fear is there, but I use it to motivate me.

— Joe Calzaghe

If you are going to win the fight of your life, you can't be afraid to fight.

— Eric Thomas

I'm not scared of anyone. I don't care whether you are a jiu-jitsu fighter or a wrestler or a stand-up fighter: I want to…

— Darren Till

Fear isn't in my vocabulary in terms of how I approach a fight.

— Chris Eubank Jr