Quotes from Rusev

You just never know what is going to happen in WWE. That is why it is so magical.

The tank entrance at WrestleMania 31 is my favorite moment in WWE.

Most wrestling fans in WWE heard about Bulgaria after I showed up on the scene.

I do want to look my best - I do want to be at my best - 'cause I do want to be WWE Champion. I do want to be on top.

I had a friend named Vasil Rusev in my rowing classes. I've always liked that name. When I first started in WWE, I had the opportunity to choose a name, and I choose Rusev.

I had two or three jobs at the same time just I could afford myself and pay rent and school. Then I had a tryout with WWE, and I got signed right away.

It all started as a dream. Just watching as a kid, just watching Hogan, just watching WWF - it was amazing.

I've always had an interest in Muay Thai fighting. I love the discipline and toughness of it, so I traveled to Thailand to study ways to incorporate it into my style.

I learned to kick trees with my bare feet to strengthen my legs.

It just makes me smile - every time I hear somebody say 'Rusev Day,' it just makes me smile.

I attended sports school in Bulgaria just like my parents. I attended class twice a day and trained twice a day.

When you're good at something, there's always someone to spit on you.

I had so much backlash because, before in NXT, I used to come out with the Bulgarian national anthem. And people were like, 'Oh, why are you embarrassing the anthem?' How am I embarrassing the anthem? I'm from the freaking country.

I am an artist, and I have a lot more to offer than just being a one-dimensional character, and I think our audience sees that and understands that - they're behind it.

I had the opportunity to come to the United States of America as an exchange student, so I had to come for four months, work, and then go back.

I'm not a one-dimensional character.

I always knew what I had, and I knew I was more than just 'the foreign guy.' I have personality, and as soon as I had chance to show it, I just did it. A lot of people don't like it, and a lot of people frown upon it and think I should just be stuck in that box, but it's just not me.