You know, once you have the belt you want to be less active, fighting once a year.
DERRICK LEWISThere’s nothing I really want to accomplish. I already set my family up pretty good right now.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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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 got to try to find some type of mental edge on your opponent.
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I’ve been in that situation three or four times before where I’m losing the fight – the fight seems almost over with – and I knew I had to finish him and stop playing possum as much.
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There’s nothing I really want to accomplish. I already set my family up pretty good right now.
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If I’m the champion, the whole UFC division should be ashamed of themselves for a guy that had no damn skills being the champion. They should all just go relocate somewhere.
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I really don’t punch with my left hand anyways.
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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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I’m an optimistic guy.
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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 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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As long as they pay me good, that’s all I care about.
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I throw so hard because I sit and wait for that perfect moment.
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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.
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The one thing about me, if it is a 15-minute fight, I’m fighting every one of them 15 minutes. And if it’s a 25-minute fight, I’ll be fighting all 25 until the bell rings.
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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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