I’m just going to keep fighting, try to stay active as much as possible.
DERRICK LEWISYou 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.’
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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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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I don’t fight just because I love it just that much. I’m fighting because it’s a job for me.
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The sport itself is dangerous. Anything can happen.
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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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You’ve got to try to find some type of mental edge on your opponent.
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I used to only train 30 minutes a day.
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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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For sure, I would love to fight in Houston.
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The one thing about me, if it is a 15-minute fight, I’m fighting every one of them 15 minutes. And if it’s a 25-minute fight, I’ll be fighting all 25 until the bell rings.
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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 don’t even train for these fights. I’m not mad when people say that because it’s true.
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I have a couple of properties. Bought some houses and just rent them out.
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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 believe the tough fights bring out the better fighter in myself.
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I know I only need one punch to knock any guy out.
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