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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More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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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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The sport itself is dangerous. Anything can happen.
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I don’t care if I am ever remembered in this sport for anything.
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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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You’ve got to try to find some type of mental edge on your opponent.
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I know just about everything that really goes on with domestic violence.
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You’ve really got to stay ready 24/7. You really can’t get ready because there’s no telling. They’ll call you short notice to fight anyone so you really have to stay ready.
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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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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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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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You eat salad and you’re hungry the next 30 minutes and you’re hungrier from when you ate the damn salad.
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I’ve been in deep waters a bunch of times in my fights.
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I’ve been having people doubt me all my life.
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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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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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