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 LEWISThis heavyweight division, it takes just one punch for anyone. It doesn’t matter how hard you train or what.
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I don’t want to fight once a year. I like fighting every other month.
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I’ve been in that situation many times before – where I’m losing and I have to knock a guy out.
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It’s a job to me, basically. I’m not trying to be the best fighter in the world or nothing like that. I don’t come in trying to think I am the best fighter. I don’t care about none of that. It’s just a job to me.
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I don’t care if I am ever remembered in this sport for anything.
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I’m an optimistic guy.
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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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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 know just about everything that really goes on with domestic violence.
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I gotta work on my overall game.
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I hate being in boring fights. It frustrates me.
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I’m fighting just so I can take care of my family.
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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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For sure, I would love to fight in Houston.
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I know Cormier is a wrestler so you really got to get them hips down on him so I’ve been working them hips really good.
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I know I’m the least technical guy in the sport. Most of the champions or guys at the top are real martial artists.
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