I throw so hard because I sit and wait for that perfect moment.
DERRICK LEWISI throw so hard because I sit and wait for that perfect moment.
DERRICK LEWISYou’ve really got to stay ready 24/7. You really can’t get ready because there’s no telling. They’ll call you short notice to fight anyone so you really have to stay ready.
DERRICK LEWISI like to fight tough fights.
DERRICK LEWISThis heavyweight division, it takes just one punch for anyone. It doesn’t matter how hard you train or what.
DERRICK LEWISThe 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.
DERRICK LEWISYou’ve got to try to find some type of mental edge on your opponent.
DERRICK LEWISYou 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.’
DERRICK LEWISI hate being in boring fights. It frustrates me.
DERRICK LEWISI 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.
DERRICK LEWISThere’s nothing I really want to accomplish. I already set my family up pretty good right now.
DERRICK LEWISI 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.
DERRICK LEWISI know Cormier is a wrestler so you really got to get them hips down on him so I’ve been working them hips really good.
DERRICK LEWISI set some goals for myself. I really want to run through this whole heavyweight division.
DERRICK LEWISI ain’t trying to fight for no title.
DERRICK LEWISI 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.
DERRICK LEWISThe guys in the top five, they’re good everywhere. Me, I’m just almost one-dimensional.
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