That would be great if I could be a role model or inspiration to those who have been in my shoes before.
DERRICK LEWISAll of my fights, especially all of my UFC fights my whole career, I’ve never been in there without any kind of impingement and pain wrong with my back.
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I used to only train 30 minutes a day.
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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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Like a lot of people have said, it’s not a bad loss to lose to Mark Hunt, so it’s really like a learning lesson.
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I 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.
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It would be cool to let people know that it doesn’t matter what kind of background you have in your past, that you can still make something out of your life.
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I really don’t punch with my left hand anyways.
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My goal is just to make as much money as I can in the sport, and that’s it.
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I don’t want to fight once a year. I like fighting every other month.
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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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I set some goals for myself. I really want to run through this whole heavyweight division.
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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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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 just like being in fun fights.
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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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You’ve got to try to find some type of mental edge on your opponent.
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