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最近，我遇到了来自广东的少年德里克。他有一个梦想，想要成为一名综合格斗冠军。德里克今年15岁。生活把他逼到了死角。现在的他孤注一掷，甚至把生命也作为赌注，要去摆脱困境。 By Randy Wright I recently met Derek, a Chinese youth from Guangdong province who has a vision. He wants to be an MMA champion. 最近，我遇到了来自广东的少年德里克。他有一个梦想，想要成为一名综合格斗冠军。 Life has shoved him into a corner, and he’s laying everything on the line — possibly even his life — to break out. 生活把他逼到了死角。现在的他孤注一掷，甚至把生命也作为赌注，要去摆脱困境。 Derek is 15 years old. 德里克今年15岁。 He asked me not to use his Chinese name, but he shared his story. He grew up in an orphanage, abandoned as an infant. He doesn’t know if his parents are alive or dead, and he doesn’t care. He’s on his own now, and sees the mixed martial arts cage as a gateway to the respect that has eluded him so far in life. 虽然他要求我不要使用他的中文名字，但他还是和我分享了他的故事。他是一个弃婴，自幼在孤儿院长大。他不知道自己的父母是生是死，也不在乎。现在，他全靠自己生活。在他看来，综合格斗的赛场是通往他生命中至今未获得过的尊重的大门。 | 
