I just feel that all the top fighters in the world are making all the money.
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.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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I don’t care if I am ever remembered in this sport for anything.
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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’m not scared to fight anyone, I’ll call anyone out.
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I’m just going to keep fighting, try to stay active as much as possible.
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I’m an optimistic guy.
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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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Whatever the UFC wants to pay me for, that’s fine.
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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 made my third parole and I believe if I had made it the first time, I wouldn’t be here today. I still would’ve been out there doing stupid stuff.
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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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You eat salad and you’re hungry the next 30 minutes and you’re hungrier from when you ate the damn salad.
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The guys in the top five, they’re good everywhere. Me, I’m just almost one-dimensional.
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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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I don’t care where I’m at in the heavyweight division. As long as I win enough, so they keep me. That’s about it.
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