I’ve been through so much stuff that I hope even my enemies wouldn’t have to go through.
DERRICK LEWISYou know, once you have the belt you want to be less active, fighting once a year.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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I used to only train 30 minutes a day.
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A lot of people said I would never make it, and this and that, I’d never be a top 10 fighter, that I’d never fight for a title. Just stuff like that. Achieving all those goals and being the person that I am, this is going against everything everyone said I couldn’t do.
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I just like being in fun fights.
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I made my third parole and I believe if I had made it the first time, I wouldn’t be here today. I still would’ve been out there doing stupid stuff.
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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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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’m serious, I don’t stay in the gym each day like my opponents.
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I’m an optimistic guy.
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For sure, I would love to fight in Houston.
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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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Whatever the UFC wants to pay me for, that’s fine.
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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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Basically, I guess they just thinking I’ve been winning my fights just by luck. I just think I’ve been winning my fights on heart.
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I hate being in boring fights. It frustrates me.
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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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