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.
DERRICK LEWISI 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 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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The sport itself is dangerous. Anything can happen.
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I know just about everything that really goes on with domestic violence.
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I have a couple of properties. Bought some houses and just rent them out.
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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 don’t care if I ever fight for the belt or get the belt.
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I hate being in boring fights. It frustrates me.
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It’s a job to me, basically. I’m not trying to be the best fighter in the world or nothing like that. I don’t come in trying to think I am the best fighter. I don’t care about none of that. It’s just a job to me.
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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’m serious, I don’t stay in the gym each day like my opponents.
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Everyone else is a mixed martial artist. I’m not a mixed martial artist, I’m a brawler.
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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’ve been in deep waters a bunch of times in my fights.
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I just believe that my heart is the best in the sport. And I believe that’s what carried me through my whole career. Not my talent or my power or anything like that. I just believe my heart.
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I used to only train 30 minutes a day.
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I gotta work on my overall game.
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My goal is just to make as much money as I can in the sport, and that’s it.
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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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The guys in the top five, they’re good everywhere. Me, I’m just almost one-dimensional.
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I’ve been having people doubt me all my life.
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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’ve been through so much stuff that I hope even my enemies wouldn’t have to go through.
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I’m just going to keep fighting, try to stay active as much as possible.
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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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I just like being in fun fights.
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I’m not scared to fight anyone, I’ll call anyone out.
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