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.
DERRICK LEWISI just like being in fun fights.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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This heavyweight division, it takes just one punch for anyone. It doesn’t matter how hard you train or what.
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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 know I only need one punch to knock any guy out.
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I really don’t punch with my left hand anyways.
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I don’t care if I am ever remembered in this sport for anything.
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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 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 even train for these fights. I’m not mad when people say that because it’s true.
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I go in to fight just to fight. I don’t care about submissions, the technique and all of that.
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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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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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I’ve been in deep waters a bunch of times in my fights.
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I’m fighting just so I can take care of my family.
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The sport itself is dangerous. Anything can happen.
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I 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.
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