Quotes from Bill Goldberg

I look back upon my times when more people were listening to what I had to say, and I didn't say enough.

The story behind 'Check Point' is what drew me in. The script had a couple of twists that I really did not see coming... To get out there and raise people's awareness, I think there's a big responsibility in that.

I come from a very athletic family. But I didn't have the typical Jewish sports heroes. I mean, like lots of Jewish kids I admired Sandy Koufax. But I didn't look up to him as the one person who gave me the desire to push on and succeed. My brothers did that for me.

I picked up a lot watching Ultimate Fighting. I studied martial arts. But I had an idea to be different, to portray a character people would like.

The deal is that I hold myself to an extremely high standard, and it's a standard that can never be... it's unattainable. But it drives me to be the very best in everything I do.

When you hear of somebody named Goldberg, you think of a guy sitting behind a desk investing your money.

The Georgia Dome was my home field, brother. There's no question about it. I played my first football game there as an Atlanta Falcon.

Hulk Hogan and I put 43,000 people in the Georgia Dome with three days' notice. I've got a fairly big following in Atlanta.

You can say I give you this information as a dispassionate observer.

What kind of moron would go to work for half the amount of money, when they could sit at home and collect what's written in a contract?

I guess I blow all the stereotypes right out of the water.

I'm a man who makes his own decisions and sticks with them; I think there's a lot of integrity in that.

I grew up in the Midwest, and I was a short, fat, little Jewish kid... but it was just different. People didn't understand, so I had to deal with it. One day, I physically dealt with it, and it never happened again. I'm not saying that's the way to do it, but you have to stand up for yourself, period, end of story.

A guy like Ric Flair at 49 could go out and do his character. A guy 49 going out and doing Goldberg again - I don't know what the odds are.

That feeling is one of the things that keep me going. On July 6, 1998, I became the WCW heavyweight champion of the world!

Go empower yourself. You need confidence because the one thing that bullying does is it belittles you, and it takes away your confidence, and nobody deserves that.

I didn't choose Goldberg because I wanted to be the flagship for the Jewish movement, not by any stretch of the imagination. I chose Goldberg because no one else can own it.

My hobby first and foremost is collecting automobiles. I have a fairly nice, finished 6,500-square-foot structure that I call my garage.

Having children changes your outlook 100 percent of your life.

They don't pay me enough to take any racial abuse. If you come up to me and say something racially, I'm going to take your head off.

It's always good to have other people who you can lean on and pick you up when you're down and vice versa.

I used to play videogames, but I don't have too much time anymore. I used to have 3DO, but I could never find any games, really. I used to play it all the time. Games like 'Road Rash.'

At the end of the day, it's a very powerful voice when you're able to perform on any level on any stage and have the audience, have the attention of children. It's a gift. It's not to be taken lightly, and it can be used for good or for bad.

As a father, you want the best for your son, quite obviously. You want to create the best memories for your son.