Quotes from Bret Hart

I had so many wonderful guys that I worked with and great matches - that's what was most important to me - and the fans.

I suffered a stroke in 2002 that made everything else in my life that happened to that point pale in comparison.

I owe a lot to Roddy Piper.

Hogan had the same match every night for years, and so did Warrior. They didn't tell great stories, to be honest.

Every year, I think you earn the right to eat cake on your birthday.

My father was a man's man and was always respected for being a straight shooter. My dad always had an amazing sense of calm about him.

I'm the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be.

There's a lot of talent out there that miss their opportunities, and I just hope that AJ Styles doesn't waste his life in TNA.

I don't have any personal grudge against Vince Russo, but I just know watching the shows that all his shows look the same.

I jumped at the chance to be a part of Stroke Recovery Canada. I want to help March of Dimes Canada in its efforts to support stroke recovery and improve the quality of life of all Canadian stroke survivors.

You can't just think up a move in your head and go, 'Okay, I'll just pick somebody up, and I'm just going to throw them backwards into the post.' You have to think, 'Would you want someone to do the same thing to you?'

My heart was always dedicated to giving fans around the world the best match possible, and the fans grew with me.

I'm always grateful for any kind of moment that keeps my memories alive and gives me a little taste of the excitement I used to get all the time.

I think in 1997, I was in my absolute prime. I was never bitter; I was uninjured. I was ready to go and ready to make some serious changes to make a difference to have my all-time favorite matches that I would have loved to have.

I don't know about England so much, but in Germany and some of these other countries, the pink was something that they liked. For those kids, the pink and black and the whole look with the sunglasses and the leather jacket was the right kind of hero they could get behind, and I think that really set me apart from everyone else.

If you watch punches, kicks, and moves where there is contact, Cody Rhodes is one of the best.

Ric Flair is an old nemesis of mine.

I don't have a good thing to say about Eric Bischoff or anything he ever did. Talk about the Midas touch, he was the opposite.

My relationship with fans is based off the love of my work and my work ethic.

A lot of people don't realize how severe a concussion injury is. You have to listen to the doctors. You have to be really careful about them.

John Cena is like the 2010 version of Bret Hart. Fans see him as a real decent, upstanding human being.

Bret 'the Hitman' Hart from circa, say, 1997, the U.S.-bashing Bret Hart, would have to lay a beat down on John Cena, I think.

If you're going to have a Hall of Fame, you've got to have Owen Hart in the Hall of Fame.

I can say I know Linda McMahon quite well, yet they've only been brief encounters going all the way back to 1985 when I first worked for WWF/WWE. I started in 1984, but I don't recall meeting her until 1985. I can say this much: Linda McMahon has never changed. I think of few women in my lifetime that I respect more than her.