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.
DERRICK LEWISIt 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 don’t train like a mixed martial artist. I don’t respect the sport like everyone else does.
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The guys in the top five, they’re good everywhere. Me, I’m just almost one-dimensional.
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I just really want to put the past behind me, because it makes me angry thinking about it. But it’s also the reason I’ve made it this far in my career. It’s like, built up in me. It’s what I think about when I fight. My childhood.
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I’ve been in deep waters a bunch of times in my fights.
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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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I’ve been having people doubt me all my life.
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I don’t care if I am ever remembered in this sport for anything.
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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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There’s nothing I really want to accomplish. I already set my family up pretty good right now.
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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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Bowing and showing respect – I don’t give nothing about none of that. I’m just coming in and fighting.
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You’ve got to try to find some type of mental edge on your opponent.
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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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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 don’t even train for these fights. I’m not mad when people say that because it’s true.
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