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.
DERRICK LEWISGeorge 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 have a lot of anger built up in me from my childhood. My wife and kids are the only ones who give me peace in this world.
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I grew up watching my mom and my stepdad fight.
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Whatever the UFC wants to pay me for, that’s fine.
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I throw so hard because I sit and wait for that perfect moment.
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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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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 set some goals for myself. I really want to run through this whole heavyweight division.
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I go into every fight with a bad back and overweight and a damn-near diabetic.
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I really don’t punch with my left hand anyways.
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I really don’t like watching women fights.
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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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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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I look at all my opponents, and they could be something else. They could go out and get a normal, regular job. I look at myself and I can’t do that. I have a strike on my back. I can’t have a normal job. So, I’ve got to fight for everything I’ve got.
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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’m serious, I don’t stay in the gym each day like my opponents.
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