That would be great if I could be a role model or inspiration to those who have been in my shoes before.
DERRICK LEWISIf 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.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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I’ll fight anyone.
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I’m fighting just so I can take care of my family.
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I just like being in fun fights.
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I don’t care if I ever fight for the belt or get the belt.
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I gotta work on my overall game.
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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 look at all my opponents, and they could be something else. They could go out and get a normal, regular job. I look at myself and I can’t do that. I have a strike on my back. I can’t have a normal job. So, I’ve got to fight for everything I’ve got.
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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’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 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 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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I just have a crazy sense of humor.
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Whatever the UFC wants to pay me for, that’s fine.
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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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I have a lot of anger built up in me from my childhood. My wife and kids are the only ones who give me peace in this world.
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