If I’m the champion, the whole UFC division should be ashamed of themselves for a guy that had no damn skills being the champion. They should all just go relocate somewhere.
DERRICK LEWISI’ve been through so much stuff that I hope even my enemies wouldn’t have to go through.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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You’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.
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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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I’m serious, I don’t stay in the gym each day like my opponents.
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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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I’ll fight anyone.
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I gotta work on my overall game.
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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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I ain’t trying to fight for no title.
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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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That would be great if I could be a role model or inspiration to those who have been in my shoes before.
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I really don’t punch with my left hand anyways.
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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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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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I’ve been having people doubt me all my life.
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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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