Quotes from Rob Van Dam

I have an open door with WWE as far as wrestling goes.

ECW was the most fun for me artistically. And then, WWE, it was also very fun, but that was part of it. It was also a very stressful, monotonous schedule. There was a lot of politics, adjusting to that, and I am not a politician, and I don't play those games. So that was very frustrating for me as well.

In Total Nonstop Action, individual wrestlers have a lot more freedom to artistically express themselves versus WWE.

When I was with WWE, people would have me sign merchandise that I didn't even know existed.

To try to be a professional athlete and work out when you're not sleeping right, you're traveling day to day, not to mention the bumps and bruises in the ring, and you're trying to eat right - it's a very, very challenging job.

I love a match like Money in the Bank; I love a hardcore match, and that's what the Money in the Bank ladder matches are. Throw the rule book out and let out your imagination.

In front of millions of people that paid to see you at your best, who expect you to be in action-figure shape and condition on that particular night for that moment, you've got to deliver.

Samoa Joe is a good friend of mine, and I'm very impressed with his in-ring abilities.

I'm one of the biggest Ghost Rider fans ever. He's been a hobby of mine ever since I was seven years old. I actually have a whole room in my house dedicated to Ghost Rider memorabilia.

For me, the fans missing me and wanting to see me on TV is very important, but the business end of it also has to be right.

If my spirit is down, then so are the physical and mental levels. That's always been the case. When I'm motivated, my body feels great and I'm ready and excited to go. When I get burned out, I feel it in all three categories - mind, body and spirit. I'm aware and in touch with all three categories.

Single matches, I feel, have always been the ones where I can shine more. Three-way, four-way, you have to split your attention with some other guys, and it can be totally great, but when you get into a battle royal with 20 or 30 other guys, it's just so different from what your agenda is when it's one on one competition.

When I was In high school, I became interested in Greek mythology. I had to know all about the exact dates of all the history.

I've always taken care of myself, and I'm a non-conformist, so I don't accept the negativity that comes with birthdays.

Obviously, I have a lot of respect for Curt Hennig, and I say 'obviously' because I just assumed that anybody would know that 'Mr. Perfect' Curt Hennig was a legend, and someone of that stature is someone that everybody looks up to.

I'm a big fan of non-fiction, and I am a believer that fact is much more exciting than fiction.

Philadelphia's awesome. It's one of my top home-away-from-homes. When I walk around on the streets there, people recognize me. They think I'm from Philadelphia, because I was there so much and because I'm so associated with Philadelphia through ECW.

I stretch for a full hour before a fight because I know I'm going to take a lot of punishment in the ring. That's my secret.

What you see is what you get. I'm the real deal. That's why I can step into the ring after having many months off and not have any rust. I'm still working out, stretching.

I don't remember a Rob Van Dam versus Mick Foley hardcore match. There should have been one.

Anyone in the entertainment business, respectively, is a show-off.