I don’t even train for these fights. I’m not mad when people say that because it’s true.
DERRICK LEWISMy 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.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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I throw so hard because I sit and wait for that perfect moment.
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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’m an optimistic guy.
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I believe I get the belt then I’ll get the money. I’m not trying to be the best fighter in the world. It’s all about the cheddar.
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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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It’s all the stuff I’ve been through in my life. From family struggles, people doubting me, things I went through as a child and going to prison, they all played a factor in who I am today. It really made me a better person. Going through those situations can make or break you as a human being.
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I’m serious, I don’t stay in the gym each day like my opponents.
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I don’t want to fight once a year. I like fighting every other month.
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I grew up watching my mom and my stepdad fight.
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I’m fighting just so I can take care of my family.
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A lot of people said I would never make it, and this and that, I’d never be a top 10 fighter, that I’d never fight for a title. Just stuff like that. Achieving all those goals and being the person that I am, this is going against everything everyone said I couldn’t do.
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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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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 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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Whatever the UFC wants to pay me for, that’s fine.
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