Quotes About Wrestling

Push yourself to the limits, and you'll be John Cena, you'll be C.M. Punk, instead of complaining about other people that have done so, so much in the business.

Freebird Michael Hayes was my first broadcast partner who was a pure, 100% antagonist. Hayes and I joined forces during Cowboy Bill Watts' attempt at expanding the Mid-South brand by renaming Mid-South Wrestling the Universal Wrestling Federation.

I really didn't know If I wanted to pursue the Olympics for wrestling. I didn't know what to do with my life. So, I prayed about it. My manager called me a few weeks later and asked if I wanted to fight. I agreed to give it a shot, and I went out and got knocked out.

After my freshmen year of college, I really wanted to pursue wrestling.

If you grow up with a wrestling coach, you learn differently. If you were late, everything was about push-ups and laps around the gym. I once said, 'Am I on a wrestling team or a damn track team?' That resulted in me running for the entire practice. It gives you a certain mentality.

Historically, Vince McMahon's company has always been where the Hulk Hogans get the push and the Paul Orndorffs and Jake Roberts does the pushing.

I'm asked all the time who the next big thing is in NXT and I always say I'm not going to say because it puts too much pressure on them.

Mick Foley - the match we had at Backlash is one of my two or three favorite matches ever. Much props to him: he puts his body on the line, and what he did for me that day, I'll never forget.

I mean, you can't just stop WWE. It is an entertainment company. It puts on a live show every week and prides itself for being out there and working.

When WCW first really began to enjoy the success that we enjoyed, it was because of the story lines that we were putting out in front of people.

I can adapt my game to anyone, whether it's Ric Flair, Chris Benoit, or Batista.

I think Ric Flair has been tarnishing his legacy since 1990 - he has done more to tarnish his career then anything I could have said or did, then anybody could have said or did.

I'd love to work with Charlotte Flair; she's the best athlete in our company.

I would like to take on Charlotte. That would be fun because I've been friends with Ric Flair. He does nothing but brag about her. He is proud of her, as he should be.

I would love to work with Charlotte Flair.

A lot of respect for Ric Flair; he's just a great guy.

Ric Flair is an old nemesis of mine.

I think Impact Wrestling can stand on its own without Ric Flair, but it's always nice to have a guy like that around.

I've got a bad back from being in the business for more than 20 years, but if I did have that opportunity, I'd love to have one more go-around with Flair.

I was in the business for 20 years and look at Flair. He was probably approaching 35-40. But today, if a guy has good 8-10 year run, he is either considered that damn good or lucky.

I got to work with Ric Flair. I got to work with John Cena when he was just coming into his own. I got to work with Santino when that character was just started.

Guys do dives because they don't know how to work. Guys do flips because they don't know how to work.

A lot of people will comment, 'All the high flying will catch up to you.' I think any form of wrestling will catch up to you.

I would be a fool to tell you that there was no fixing. You ask if wrestling is for real? Well, I think my own body answers that question.