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.
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.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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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 set some goals for myself. I really want to run through this whole heavyweight division.
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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 know just about everything that really goes on with domestic violence.
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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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I go in to fight just to fight. I don’t care about submissions, the technique and all of that.
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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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You’ve got to try to find some type of mental edge on your opponent.
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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 don’t know how to do takedowns.
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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 think Cormier is gonna come out and try to wrestle me, try to get me tired, and try to push the pace. I know he might not say that I’m on his level but I think I am and he thinking that I’m not, really.
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Basically, I guess they just thinking I’ve been winning my fights just by luck. I just think I’ve been winning my fights on heart.
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I know I only need one punch to knock any guy out.
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