The sport itself is dangerous. Anything can happen.
DERRICK LEWISI don’t even train for these fights. I’m not mad when people say that because it’s true.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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I’m serious, I don’t stay in the gym each day like my opponents.
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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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I really don’t like watching women fights.
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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’m an optimistic guy.
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A lot of people said I would never make it, and this and that, I’d never be a top 10 fighter, that I’d never fight for a title. Just stuff like that. Achieving all those goals and being the person that I am, this is going against everything everyone said I couldn’t do.
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As long as they pay me good, that’s all I care about.
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I used to only train 30 minutes a day.
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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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It’s all the stuff I’ve been through in my life. From family struggles, people doubting me, things I went through as a child and going to prison, they all played a factor in who I am today. It really made me a better person. Going through those situations can make or break you as a human being.
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I believe the tough fights bring out the better fighter in myself.
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I don’t care if I am ever remembered in this sport for anything.
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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.
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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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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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