If 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.
DERRICK LEWISIt’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.
More Derrick Lewis Quotes
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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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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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Brock Lesnar is not a fighter. He’s scared to be hit.
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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 don’t train like a mixed martial artist. I don’t respect the sport like everyone else does.
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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 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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I’m serious, I don’t stay in the gym each day like my opponents.
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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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If I’m the champion, the whole UFC division should be ashamed of themselves for a guy that had no damn skills being the champion. They should all just go relocate somewhere.
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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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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 don’t care if I am ever remembered in this sport for anything.
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I don’t care what people think.
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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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