What does I have not yet begun to fight mean?

Answer 1

The quote is "I have not yet began to fight." It means that even though you appear to be losing, you are going to continue fighting until you win. John Paul Jones said it to a British naval commander who demanded his surrender when his ship was on the verge of sinking. Instead, Jones lashed his ship to the British ship, boarded it, captured it, and untied his original ship as it sank.