Quotes from Bobby Lashley

Being in the wrestling business, it was a whole lot to deal with in a short amount of time. I went from amateur wrestling one minute to, the next minute, I'm traveling the world, and I'm on the road 250 days a year.

One thing you gotta take into consideration is that it's professional wrestling, and you know it going in. There's dangers to every profession, and our particular profession, concussions is one thing.

Wrestling has done a lot for my life.

Wrestling has taken me on a ride and a love affair. I absolutely enjoy wrestling.

One of my first overseas trips with WWE was to France. I walked out of our hotel, and I see a little kid walking toward me with his mom. He gets a couple of steps past me and he stops in his tracks. I see his mom do a little bit of a double-take, then he runs over and just grabs on and starts hugging my leg as hard as he can, then he starts crying.

WWE is there for the soldiers.

When I was with WWE before, I was a big guy throwing people around - power moves. Then after that, when I left WWE, I was like, 'I still enjoy professional wrestling,' but some of the smaller guys look up at me and say, 'I don't wanna wrestle him. I don't wanna get thrown around by that guy.'

WWE is not just about fighting; we're about the community.

I love wrestling, and of course WWE is the main stage, but I'm happy to be with TNA.

When I went to Impact, it was me proving myself on a daily basis to a lot of different people. I mean, I had matches with Austin Aries, matches with Jeff Hardy, Bobby Roode, Drew McIntyre. I mean, I wrestled everyone. During that time, I wasn't just sitting back saying, 'Man, I hope WWE picks me up. I hope they see me. I hope to get back.'

When I started, I just put my nose to the grindstone, had great trainers and opponents like Fit Finlay, Arn Anderson, Booker T, Umaga and Bob Holly, and good things started to happen.

If somebody has something negative to say, I'm a very - I won't say introverted, because I'm not introverted - I'm a very, just, calm person.

Eric Young is phenomenal. Bobby Roode - every time I get in the ring with those guys, it's almost like magic.

A lot of times, professional athletes say, 'I'm not a role model; I'm an athlete.' I don't mind being a role model because I know what I've done in order to make it to where I am right now. It's a lot of hard work; it's a tremendous amount of hard work. But in order to be make it to a certain level, everybody knows it's going to take time.

Kenny King, his character on TV is him.

Samoa Joe is great at kickboxing; he's super aggressive - he's tough.

In order to resist injuries and stay healthy, you have to be mobile and agile. You have to be able to have your body work for you.

In wrestling, you've got to be an athlete. You can't just be a body builder; you can't just be this big strong guy who picks people up and throws them around. For longevity in the business, you got to keep your body fit and together.

We have to start encouraging people to step out of their comfort zones and start doing new things. Anything anybody does new, there are a bunch of naysayers.

I'm a father, and that is the absolute most important thing in my life.

I grew up with nothing, and that was my motivation.

My kids are my biggest motivation.

One of the best things I've ever been told is that it's better for someone to tell you to slow down than to speed up.

I don't spoil myself on extravagant cars or spending money on jewelry. So I save a lot of the money I have.