I set some goals for myself. I really want to run through this whole heavyweight division.
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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Whatever the UFC wants to pay me for, that’s fine.
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I know I only need one punch to knock any guy out.
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I used to only train 30 minutes a day.
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I hate being in boring fights. It frustrates me.
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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 ain’t trying to fight for no title.
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I don’t know how to do takedowns.
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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 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 like to fight tough 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 got to try to find some type of mental edge on your opponent.
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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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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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I’m fighting just so I can take care of my family.
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