I look at all my opponents, and they could be something else. They could go out and get a normal, regular job. I look at myself and I can’t do that. I have a strike on my back. I can’t have a normal job. So, I’ve got to fight for everything I’ve got.
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More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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My goal is just to make as much money as I can in the sport, and that’s it.
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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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You know, once you have the belt you want to be less active, fighting once a year.
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I throw so hard because I sit and wait for that perfect moment.
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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’ve been in that situation three or four times before where I’m losing the fight – the fight seems almost over with – and I knew I had to finish him and stop playing possum as much.
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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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I’m serious, I don’t stay in the gym each day like my opponents.
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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.
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It’s a job to me, basically. I’m not trying to be the best fighter in the world or nothing like that. I don’t come in trying to think I am the best fighter. I don’t care about none of that. It’s just a job to me.
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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 grew up watching my mom and my stepdad fight.
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I’ve been through so much stuff that I hope even my enemies wouldn’t have to go through.
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I’ve been in deep waters a bunch of times in my fights.
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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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