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.’
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.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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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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It would be cool to let people know that it doesn’t matter what kind of background you have in your past, that you can still make something out of your life.
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I believe I get the belt then I’ll get the money. I’m not trying to be the best fighter in the world. It’s all about the cheddar.
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I don’t even train for these fights. I’m not mad when people say that because it’s true.
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I set some goals for myself. I really want to run through this whole heavyweight division.
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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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I’m just going to keep fighting, try to stay active as much as possible.
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I grew up watching my mom and my stepdad fight.
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If I was really trying to be the best fighter in the world, I would be in the best shape and taking it more serious but I’m not.
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I go into every fight with a bad back and overweight and a damn-near diabetic.
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As long as they pay me good, that’s all I care about.
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I don’t know how to do takedowns.
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I wanted to start in boxing, but you have to train a little harder to be a boxer. A lot of those guys can take punches. MMA, you only have to hit someone so hard to knock them out.
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I’m not scared to fight anyone, I’ll call anyone out.
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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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