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Quotes About Showmanship

I felt like my job is to go out there and put on a good show, amazing fights and give an amazing effort and hope that people can recognize that sort of thing, and maybe they would want to find out more.
~ Nick Diaz
You've got to sell fights; you've got to be entertaining.
~ Michael Bisping
I want to put on some exciting fights.
~ Quinton Jackson
It doesn't matter if you have a six-minute match on 'Superstars,' go out and steal the show. Go have a great, solid match. Somebody's going to say, 'Who cares about 'Superstars?' Nobody watches it. And it's only six minutes.' That's the wrong attitude. That's a loser's attitude, and that's what I've told dozens of talents.
~ Jim Ross
I expect whoever gets in a UFC Octagon to put on a great show, because that's why we're there.
~ Jimi Manuwa
I figured, 'Why not go into entertainment?' I love entertaining people. I always loved being extra loud.
~ Becky G
What makes you a rock star is what are you able to do when you get behind that microphone, when you put that guitar in your hands, when you wield those drumsticks, and when you raise your hand in front of twenty thousand people: do they respond? That's being a rock star.
~ David Draiman
Back in the day, when a man in a wig had to 'lip sync for their life,' they relied on a wig reveal, rose petals or picking up their opponent and twirling them around.
~ Bianca Del Rio
He was also a terrific showman, a trait he inherited from his father.
~ Ron Chernow
Floyd Mayweather is in the sport to give great performances.
~ Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
The Greatest Show on Earth.
~ Anonymous
It's hard to be humble when you can jump, stunt, and tumble!
~ Anonymous
For sheer showmanship, it is hard to beat the creation of a really flashy dessert. Without asking Benedetta's permission, Bruno assembled his ingredients. Eggs. Sugar. Cream. Pastry. A large dish of black currants and other fruits from the garden. First he spun sugar into delicate lattice bowls of crisp brown caramel. Then he made meringues, inside which he placed individual baked peaches. Where the peach stone had been, he inserted a berry gelato , made with pieces of solid fruit.
~ Anthony Capella
If you watch punches, kicks, and moves where there is contact, Cody Rhodes is one of the best.
~ Bret Hart
When it comes to putting together a new show, we always push the envelope, and that's part of Motley Crue's legacy.
~ Nikki Sixx
Before, when Bolt was in the race, it was about who's going to get second. You just come and want to watch Bolt run, it's always exciting because you know he always puts on a show.
~ Christian Coleman
Mick Jagger is one of the greatest athletes who ever lived, just for how much he puts into it onstage.
~ Axl Rose
He puts on a great show every time he fights, so I enjoy seeing Mark Hunt fighting, and I'm glad he's still fighting; he's 44 and still fighting in a high performance, so it's good to see someone like this always putting on a great show and giving us, MMA fans, these great fights.
~ Junior dos Santos
Hurd puts on entertaining fights, I put on entertaining fights. Let's bang it out, let's rumble.
~ Jermell Charlo
Shooting is nothing. Anybody can shoot. The big charge is putting on a show for the crowd.
~ Pete Maravich
I love putting on shows. I absolutely adore it - that's why I've been doing it now for so long.
~ Chris Thile
When I'm on stage, I'm quite over the top - I'm quite flamboyant and camp.
~ Jack Whitehall
I've always liked Dennis Chambers, he's real flashy.
~ Travis Barker
I was always a show-off - as a kid I was never afraid to make a fool of myself, and I guess that's still true.
~ Ann Robinson