I grew up watching my mom and my stepdad fight.
DERRICK LEWISIt would be cool to let people know that it doesn’t matter what kind of background you have in your past, that you can still make something out of your life.
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Like a lot of people have said, it’s not a bad loss to lose to Mark Hunt, so it’s really like a learning lesson.
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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 don’t care if I am ever remembered in this sport for anything.
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Bowing and showing respect – I don’t give nothing about none of that. I’m just coming in and fighting.
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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 don’t care if I ever fight for the belt or get the belt.
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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’ve been having people doubt me all my life.
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I’m not scared to fight anyone, I’ll call anyone out.
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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 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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I have a couple of properties. Bought some houses and just rent them out.
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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 used to only train 30 minutes a day.
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I believe the tough fights bring out the better fighter in myself.
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