Quotes from Naomi

I see myself as a role model, and I think that everything that I am putting out is positive.

I knew a women's Royal Rumble would happen eventually, but nobody was sure. We speculated about it in the locker room; we were all so excited.

I took a huge risk. At the time, I was an Orlando Magic dancer, and I was going on my third year. It was then when wrestling was introduced to me. I took a chance, packed up all my stuff, and moved away from home.

I would love to see 'Total Divas' grow more. The show is doing awesome.

It's amazing because wrestling is global. No matter where we go in the world, it brings in the same love and response everywhere. It brings in so many different diversities and people from different walks of life.

I would love to get bumped up to be team captain, or even Asuka. Either-or. We can even be co-captains.

'Survivor Series' is one of my favorite pay-per-views because I'm Smackdown strong: I bleed blue. I've been my most successful since being on SmackDown.

It gets hard no matter what it is you're doing - school, work - the only way you're going to do it is if you stay consistent and focused.

When I first came to NXT, I was wearing the neon stuff. Then I got away from it and ended up being a Funkadactyl dancer, which was awesome.

When it's show time, no matter what, differences are put to the side, and we come together to put on the best show possible because we are all professionals. Our love and passion for what we do always override any issues.

I just felt like I needed an opportunity to be on my own. I knew that once I got that moment, the 'Glow' was what I wanted to do. That's who I was.

Dancing for Flo Rida was a great experience.

The great thing about 'Total Divas' is that it gives people who don't watch wrestling an avenue to see how empowering we women are.

That is just a part of my personality, being the voice of reasoning, and it is kind of annoying being that person all the time, but pretty much what you see on 'Total Divas' is who we are as individuals.

Sometimes I do have to find out things the hard way.

I love everything about Asuka, and everyone loves Asuka. She's an amazing performer, worker, mother, and friend. Genuinely, she is the best. I can see myself growing and learning so much with her. She's done it all, and she's the toughest woman I know.

I remember, when I started wrestling at 21, I thought, 'By the time I'm 30, I'm sure I'll probably be on my way out and be ready to have kids.' But that time flew by so fast!

From the first day I got signed to WWE, being the champion was always my number one goal, and after years of consistent hard work both mentally and physically, ups and downs, I was finally in that moment I had dreamt and thought about so much!

I feel that, in the WWE, everyone is given the same opportunities to succeed based on merit, and I think the crowd likes who they like. There are people that like us, and there are people that won't like us.

Just knowing the history of WWE, I know there haven't been a lot of African Americans that have come through and been successful. But there are women who have done amazing and inspired me.

I do think people see us on WWE so often as just characters. They forget we have real lives and we go through similar situations as the average person.

We have so many different lives outside of the WWE, it's cool that people get to see all the different lifestyles and struggles we all have.

Being a part of WWE Evolution, to me, is one of my greatest accomplishments.

Eventually, I would love to hold the RAW title at some point before I retire or make that transition.