Quotes from Diamond Dallas Page

Without Dusty Rhodes, there is no Diamond Dallas Page. He took me under his wing and believed in me when nobody did - nobody.

Vince McMahon made me a much better businessman, and I'm super thankful to him.

The elaborate sets and the theme of Halloween Havoc as a whole is what I think really caught the attention of the fans. Add in the explosive contests we had every year at the event, and it was definitely the perfect precursor to Starrcade.

When my career took off like a rocket in '97 - me against the nWo and Randy Savage - I wasn't just a top guy, I was the top guy, and then in '98, I blew my back out.

I would have always liked to have worked with Randy Orton because of the Diamond Cutter and the RKO.

I'm a big fan of Denzel Washington, and when I met him, he was just cool. And I was glad.

Being a kid, by the time I was three years old, my mom was married, divorced and had three kids; she was 19 - so, my brother's just older than my mom.

I teach people how to breathe; I teach them how to use dynamic resistance, which is what gets your heart rate jacked up.

I was sort of like a scout for Eric Bischoff if I saw people who had the talent. Sometimes I wouldn't bring people to him until they had the gimmick, like Raven.

In living life at 90 percent, the formula is life is 10 percent of what happens to you and 90 percent of how you react to it.

I was reading at a third-grade level until the age of 30 before I made the decision that I was going to learn how to read.

I always believed I would be in the Hall of Fame when my career came to an end. I just didn't know when.

The biggest thing I've learned, on the inside of my Hall of Fame ring, normally people put their name. I've put 'Work ethic equals results! DDP.'

Bottom line is, work ethic equals dreams, and I am walking proof that that's a fact.

I live by the business model that there is a better than, a less than, or a different than. Those are the three categories. I chose to be different than. The one that's different than will stand out with the proper work ethic.

God has blessed me on a lot of levels. Have I worked for it? Absolutely. But it still takes that blessing.

As great as Hulk Hogan was, he still wasn't that great a worker.

I will greet every person who comes to my workshops and seminars.

When Dusty Rhodes passed away, that hit me hard because I couldn't call him any more. He couldn't bust my chops. He made a huge difference in my life on so many levels.

Everybody on top has a ton of haters.

All the competitors knew the importance of Halloween Havoc. It was the WCW equivalent to SummerSlam.

When you look at me in the beginning of '96 and at the end of '96, I'm two different people.

In my mind, I always felt like I was worthy. I really felt like, with my career and just the way I did it, it was Hall of Fame-worthy.

I always saw myself working a WrestleMania.