I wanted to start in boxing, but you have to train a little harder to be a boxer. A lot of those guys can take punches. MMA, you only have to hit someone so hard to knock them out.
DERRICK LEWISThat 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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It 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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I’m serious, I don’t stay in the gym each day like my opponents.
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I’ve been having people doubt me all my life.
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You’ve got to try to find some type of mental edge on your opponent.
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I throw so hard because I sit and wait for that perfect moment.
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I ain’t trying to fight for no title.
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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 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 am ever remembered in this sport for anything.
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I tell people all the time that it would be good if they forget about me next week, that they don’t even mention my name anymore.
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As long as they pay me good, that’s all I care about.
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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 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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You eat salad and you’re hungry the next 30 minutes and you’re hungrier from when you ate the damn salad.
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The sport itself is dangerous. Anything can happen.
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