Quotes from Gail Kim

My honest opinion, and this is only my opinion and I don't know this as fact, I just think Vince McMahon did not like women's wrestling.

I have always said that I will retire when my body starts giving out on me.

I am grateful to have been in this business for 16 years, which not a lot of women can say they have been fortunate to do that kind of run that many years in a row.

In high school, I played basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, badminton - two sports every season - and I was named female athlete of the year twice.

For me, if I had a magical match that I was so proud of, and I had to work the same person after that again, it was always about topping that last thing and being the best.

To have the appreciation from your peers, the fans and the company you work for is the ultimate reward. For me, that has always been ultimate because respect has always been the most important thing to me in this business.

I think a lot of the time when you just see a lot of beautiful girls it kind of just all blends in together. You want something about yourself to stand out.

People say women's wrestling sucks and nobody wants to see it, but every time there are storylines and they invest in the women, people react and love it.

I'm very direct and I don't sugar coat anything.

To have the title has always been special to me, and I would love to win the championship.

I love food. I love to eat. I'm married to a chef. I can't go without food.

Wrestling has progressed to the point that the fourth wall has been broken. People would enjoy more seeing what is behind the superhero that they watch on TV.

I'm the only female producer on Impact, and they're very supportive, the men.

I had a minor back surgery, as minor as it's going to get.

I've always had a lot of pressure on myself, but I'm not going to lie, I feel a lot of pressure to give the fans everything they expect plus more.

I'm a big sushi fan.

I didn't know the colors of my wedding or what my bouquet would look like!

If a hotel has a microwave, I always get a sweet potato and make sure I have a fork and I can microwave a sweet potato. Seven minutes, and I can do that. You really learn how to eat on the road.

I want to contribute the best I can to TNA and the Knockouts division. I want to be a part of taking the Knockouts division to another level.

Tessa Blanchard is a premium athlete and you can't take that away from her.

Wrestling is very physically demanding. You can be in great shape and still not be in ring shape.

My back was starting to deteriorate and basically what happened was I just couldn't walk after a couple of matches here and there. I never had an MRI and I never knew what was going on in my body for so long, and then it was coming to point where I was always wrestling and not being able to walk after.

I started becoming an agent and producing before I retired. I was doing double-duty to get my feet wet.

I decided I really wanted to go into something athletic. But I was 23, starting later in life, so wrestling was one of the few things available.