There’s nothing I really want to accomplish. I already set my family up pretty good right now.
DERRICK LEWISYou’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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This heavyweight division, it takes just one punch for anyone. It doesn’t matter how hard you train or what.
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That’s usually the way I am – I don’t care what my opponent can do. I just focus on myself.
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You’ve got to try to find some type of mental edge on your opponent.
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I’ve been through so much stuff that I hope even my enemies wouldn’t have to go through.
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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 throw so hard because I sit and wait for that perfect moment.
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I know I’m the least technical guy in the sport. Most of the champions or guys at the top are real martial artists.
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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 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 in that situation many times before – where I’m losing and I have to knock a guy out.
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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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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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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 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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My heart outweighs all the talent. If they’ve got more talent, I believe that my heart will still overcome that. You’ve got to have heart to step inside the octagon anyway.
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