Quotes from Drew McIntyre

'WWE' Raw is the No. 1 sports-entertainment show in the world. If it starts to suffer, the rest of the sports-entertainment world starts to suffer.

From a boy who left university as a student straight to WWE - those experiences, those ups and downs in life and work shaped the wrestler and man I am today.

In WWE, a lot of people took my passion as me thinking I was better or knew more.

In OVW, it was like a different world, pretty much. They had the talent ready to stay around for a while, with guys who weren't over yet and guys who weren't retiring yet. With FCW, WWE were a bit more hands-on with the writers.

I've been lucky that I've got myself through various opportunities and platforms and people believing in me - my wife helping in a lot of different areas - and growing up a lot, I've shown I am ready now to be a top guy, to hold that position for the company and show what it is to represent a giant, publicly traded company like WWE.

It would have been very hard to grow if I hadn't stepped outside the WWE bubble and gain a clear perspective on everything.

When you're by yourself and not with WWE, you are your own business. And I was very successful in that business because of all the lessons I learned.

I'm not a 'Yes Man,' and I've always preferred to go back and forth and find something we both agree on so I can do it to the best of my ability. That was taken in WWE as trying to do what was best for me. In reality, I was trying to be different.

William Regal is one of my mentors, and I had been talking with him the whole time I have been away from WWE.

Opportunities came because WWE built my name, and I've made the most of it.

Most people jump for joy when WWE come calling, and rightly so.

The WWE and World Heavyweight Titles are the ones everyone is aiming for, and if you're not aiming for them, you are in the wrong business - and I like to think that when the time is right, I will get my shot.

I was part of Evolve as they were beginning to make their name, and I was lucky enough to help it grow worldwide as WWE got involved.

I've been very fortunate - not many people have left WWE and then had the chance to reinvent themselves.

I was 21 years old when I first signed with WWE. I finished my university degree and came straight to America.

I built my business, and WWE brought my business in. I want to be successful in my business and, in turn, make WWE successful.

I used to be around John Cena all the time in WWE, and I watched him and the way he worked. John is a guy who has been at the top longer than anyone else in history, and I'm lucky to have the opportunity to train at Cena's gym and go to him for advice.

I moved from home in Scotland to home in WWE, and that was the first time being out on my own in my life.

I think that a lot of people forget they're in WWE and get complacent.

I want to take that top spot in WWE, and I'm gunning for number one.

I became one of the top wrestlers outside of WWE in the world, and it all happened because I started giving it my everything.

I was in FCW for about six months. It was roundabout 2009; a lot of guys started to retire, and they didn't have guys coming in from other companies to replace them.

When you are against a guy like a Bobby Lashley, you have to be smart because he can snap a leg in one second. I treat him with that respect.

You can't just be the same character forever. You've got to add some layers, show some personality.