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.
DERRICK LEWISThat’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.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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I don’t care what people think.
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I just have a crazy sense of humor.
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That’s usually the way I am – I don’t care what my opponent can do. I just focus on myself.
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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 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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You know, once you have the belt you want to be less active, fighting once a year.
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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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I hate being in boring fights. It frustrates me.
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I always had dreamed one day Bruce Buffer’s going to be introducing me. Derrick ‘The Black Beast’ Lewis and I just always pictured him saying it.
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I’m just going to keep fighting, try to stay active as much as possible.
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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 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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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.
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I just feel that all the top fighters in the world are making all the money.
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You’ve got to try to find some type of mental edge on your opponent.
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