I don’t care where I’m at in the heavyweight division. As long as I win enough, so they keep me. That’s about it.
DERRICK LEWISMy 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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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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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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The guys in the top five, they’re good everywhere. Me, I’m just almost one-dimensional.
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I grew up watching my mom and my stepdad fight.
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I know I only need one punch to knock any guy out.
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I have a couple of properties. Bought some houses and just rent them out.
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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’m serious, I don’t stay in the gym each day like my opponents.
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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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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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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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I don’t even train for these fights. I’m not mad when people say that because it’s true.
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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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This heavyweight division, it takes just one punch for anyone. It doesn’t matter how hard you train or what.
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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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