I’ve been having people doubt me all my life.
DERRICK LEWISBasically, I guess they just thinking I’ve been winning my fights just by luck. I just think I’ve been winning my fights on heart.
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I have a couple of properties. Bought some houses and just rent them out.
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I really don’t punch with my left hand anyways.
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I just have a crazy sense of humor.
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I’m just going to keep fighting, try to stay active as much as possible.
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You have 20 fights, you should know what it takes to get yourself ready. If you don’t feel like you’re ready, you let your coach know ‘hey we need to work on a little bit more of this.’
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I always had dreamed one day Bruce Buffer’s going to be introducing me. Derrick ‘The Black Beast’ Lewis and I just always pictured him saying it.
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I just believe that my heart is the best in the sport. And I believe that’s what carried me through my whole career. Not my talent or my power or anything like that. I just believe my heart.
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I made my third parole and I believe if I had made it the first time, I wouldn’t be here today. I still would’ve been out there doing stupid stuff.
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I don’t care if I ever fight for the belt or get the belt.
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It’s all the stuff I’ve been through in my life. From family struggles, people doubting me, things I went through as a child and going to prison, they all played a factor in who I am today. It really made me a better person. Going through those situations can make or break you as a human being.
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I believe the tough fights bring out the better fighter in myself.
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I tell people all the time that it would be good if they forget about me next week, that they don’t even mention my name anymore.
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You’ve really got to stay ready 24/7. You really can’t get ready because there’s no telling. They’ll call you short notice to fight anyone so you really have to stay ready.
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The only reason I want to climb up the rankings – beating the champion and beating guys in the top five – those are the guys that get the endorsements and get the most money and get paid the most. That’s the only reason why.
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My heart outweighs all the talent. If they’ve got more talent, I believe that my heart will still overcome that. You’ve got to have heart to step inside the octagon anyway.
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I don’t fight just because I love it just that much. I’m fighting because it’s a job for me.
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That would be great if I could be a role model or inspiration to those who have been in my shoes before.
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I don’t know how to do takedowns.
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I throw so hard because I sit and wait for that perfect moment.
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Bowing and showing respect – I don’t give nothing about none of that. I’m just coming in and fighting.
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The sport itself is dangerous. Anything can happen.
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It’s like I say all the time, it’s the heavyweight division. It doesn’t matter if the guys a black belt or if he’s a world-class boxer. We still have a 50-50 chance.
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George Foreman acts more like my grandfather. He and my grandfather act just alike – they’re both Christian type guys. They try to help everyone.
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That’s what really gets me going, thinking about my past. I think about all the tough times and bad times I’ve had in my life and I bring all that into the Octagon. That’s only because it’s hard going in there trying to fight someone who didn’t do anything to you.
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Like a lot of people have said, it’s not a bad loss to lose to Mark Hunt, so it’s really like a learning lesson.
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I just like being in fun fights.
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