Quotes from Booker T

You cannot mention Harlem Heat without mentioning Sherri Martel at the same time.

I make sure I'm smiling every day, I'm laughing every day, no matter how sore or achy I am or whatever.

It's almost like the Monday Night Wars for me all over again. That's the kind of feeling I get with Reality of Wrestling.

I've got twin babies - a boy and a girl - and it's great.

Everybody is not born with a silver spoon in their mouth. There are only a very small percentage of those types of people, you know what I mean?

We, as a people, we gotta know when it's time to speak up and when it's time to shut up.

That's what my specialty's always been in the wrestling business - going out there and making my opponent look better than he can make himself look.

People ask me, 'Man, are we gonna see one more match?' And I've always said, 'Hey, never say never, because you never know what you're gonna do.'

I'm a nice guy - until you get on my bad side.

If you're not prepared to go out and steal the show every night, your job is going to be much more on the line on a regular basis. If you can master that, that's something that you never really have to worry about.

That's been the story of my life - obstacles: trying to figure a way over them, around them, under them; sometimes you have to go straight through them.

Oh, man, first part of my career was awesome: having my big brother Steve Ray - he's my blood brother, my real brother - having him watch my back for nearly 10 years in WCW.

At the end of the day, it is about taking care of your family. Going out and doing the job like Stevie Ray would say, to the best of your ability until something better comes along. I say that because it's very simple; we are all in the entertainment business.

I talk about Hulk Hogan being in my corner back in the day... Back in the day, if it wasn't for Hulk Hogan, I don't know if Booker T and Stevie Ray would've gotten the push that we got.

If I got Corey Graves into a fisticuffs, I would beat him down like he stole something.

The parts of life that drive me are getting that homeless person off the street and helping people receive the education they deserve. I want to be able to help the ones that want the help, but also guide the ones who don't so they are also in a better position.

You can become a star overnight, guys. You can be on the street walking one day, and you're on your way to the corner diner, and you had to hitch a ride to get there. And the next day, you can be a huge star, money coming at you from right and left. And you've got to know how to handle that situation.

I've always wanted my fans to love me for coming out and performing.

To be able to make a difference in one life is really what I'm all about. To make a change.

That's something I always say is good to do in life, is to leave our mark in this lifetime.