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.
DERRICK LEWISGeorge Foreman acts more like my grandfather. He and my grandfather act just alike – they’re both Christian type guys. They try to help everyone.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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There’s nothing I really want to accomplish. I already set my family up pretty good right now.
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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 hate being in boring fights. It frustrates me.
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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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I used to only train 30 minutes a day.
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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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If I was really trying to be the best fighter in the world, I would be in the best shape and taking it more serious but I’m not.
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I’m not scared to fight anyone, I’ll call anyone out.
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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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The sport itself is dangerous. Anything can happen.
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My heart outweighs all the talent. If they’ve got more talent, I believe that my heart will still overcome that. You’ve got to have heart to step inside the octagon anyway.
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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’ve been in that situation many times before – where I’m losing and I have to knock a guy out.
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I like to fight tough fights.
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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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