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.
DERRICK LEWISFor sure, I would love to fight in Houston.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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The only reason I want to climb up the rankings – beating the champion and beating guys in the top five – those are the guys that get the endorsements and get the most money and get paid the most. That’s the only reason why.
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You have 20 fights, you should know what it takes to get yourself ready. If you don’t feel like you’re ready, you let your coach know ‘hey we need to work on a little bit more of this.’
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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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I have a lot of anger built up in me from my childhood. My wife and kids are the only ones who give me peace in this world.
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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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All of my fights, especially all of my UFC fights my whole career, I’ve never been in there without any kind of impingement and pain wrong with my back.
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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 really don’t like watching women fights.
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I used to only train 30 minutes a day.
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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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As long as they pay me good, that’s all I care about.
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I hate being in boring fights. It frustrates me.
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I’m fighting just so I can take care of my family.
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That’s usually the way I am – I don’t care what my opponent can do. I just focus on myself.
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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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