That would be great if I could be a role model or inspiration to those who have been in my shoes before.
DERRICK LEWISI’m an optimistic guy.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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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 don’t know how to do takedowns.
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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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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 gotta work on my overall game.
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I just really want to put the past behind me, because it makes me angry thinking about it. But it’s also the reason I’ve made it this far in my career. It’s like, built up in me. It’s what I think about when I fight. My childhood.
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As long as they pay me good, that’s all I care about.
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Whatever the UFC wants to pay me for, that’s fine.
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I used to only train 30 minutes a day.
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George Foreman acts more like my grandfather. He and my grandfather act just alike – they’re both Christian type guys. They try to help everyone.
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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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I know I only need one punch to knock any guy out.
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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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It’s like I say all the time, it’s the heavyweight division. It doesn’t matter if the guys a black belt or if he’s a world-class boxer. We still have a 50-50 chance.
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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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