I don’t even train for these fights. I’m not mad when people say that because it’s true.
DERRICK LEWISThis heavyweight division, it takes just one punch for anyone. It doesn’t matter how hard you train or what.
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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 hate being in boring fights. It frustrates me.
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I think Cormier is gonna come out and try to wrestle me, try to get me tired, and try to push the pace. I know he might not say that I’m on his level but I think I am and he thinking that I’m not, really.
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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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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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If I’m the champion, the whole UFC division should be ashamed of themselves for a guy that had no damn skills being the champion. They should all just go relocate somewhere.
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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 have a couple of properties. Bought some houses and just rent them out.
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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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Bowing and showing respect – I don’t give nothing about none of that. I’m just coming in and fighting.
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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 go into every fight with a bad back and overweight and a damn-near diabetic.
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I gotta work on my overall game.
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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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Everyone else is a mixed martial artist. I’m not a mixed martial artist, I’m a brawler.
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