Christopher Daniels

“So it didn't matter to me whether it was the serious guy or the comedy guy, if I was getting people involved and invested in watching wrestling then it's a win-win situation for both of us.”

“I've always said that I'd continue to wrestle until it wasn't fun for me anymore. I'm still in great shape and until I can't compete at a top level, there's no reason for me to consider retirement yet.”

“I don't think I'll go a day as a professional wrestler without remembering the good parts of my TNA career. That really is the bulk of my career that people are aware and familiar with.”

“Not every pitch I swing at is going over the fence, but you're going to miss every shot you don't take.”

“To peel the curtain back, I don't know if I could do Curry Man the same way I did it in TNA and not be racially insensitive.”

“Honestly, I'm sure the WWE's not looking for 47-year old rookies and that's fine with me. The timing of my career worked out where when I might have been interesting to them, were times that I was under contract with TNA or Ring of Honor and that's fine with me.”

“When I first started training to be a wrestler I was also trying my hand at acting. I was trying to get into the Chicago theater scene. It was tougher to get into the theater scene than I thought and I almost gave wrestling a try as an afterthought.”

“Christopher Daniels does not do Facebook. I have a Facebook page but I very rarely use it, because I don't go on the computer a lot at home.”

“When you're training to be a pro wrestler, you don't think about these things like video games and action figures and things like that, but when those opportunities come along, it sort of validates all the hard work that you put into the ring.”

“With imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, I went out there and wanted to be Shawn Michaels 2.”

“The match with Taka Michinoku for the Light Heavyweight title was in fact my first match with the WWE, but I didn't know about it until I got to the building.”

“I've always tried to, in terms of physical action, keep myself at a certain level and been fortunate enough to work with guys that push me to stay there.”

“I've got ties in Chicago. I was trained there. I've got a lot of family and friends.”

“I was very fortunate after I left TNA that Ring of Honor had a position here for me.”

“When you hear complaints about pro wrestling, it's that there is too much soap opera, too much storyline.”

“For years now boxing and MMA have shown it's not the size of the guy in the fight.”

“I've done a lot of ladder matches in my career and usually you come out a little more sore than you would in a regular match.”

“There's a pressure to be the wrestler that you are, that character that you've created 24 hours a day 7 days a week. It's tough for wrestlers sometimes to sort of have that separation between person and character.”

“As far as the level of success, any step that TNA took, it always felt like it was a small step, but it was a small step forward. I always felt like the smart thing that TNA did was that they never let their reach exceed their grasp, so to speak. They never tried to take on too much at one time.”

“I think any company that gives Samoa Joe an opportunity is going to benefit and be happy. I think Joe is a great performer.”