Mark Henry

“Oh, I was a big Tony Atlas fan. I think I tried to throw my first dropkick because of Tony - and almost broke my shoulder.”

“I love fashion. Actually, funny story, I used to give the 'Esquire Big Black Book' to young wrestlers when they would join the WWE, because they needed to know how to dress.”

“I've always been a big guy. I weighed 220 pounds in the 5th grade.”

“I guess I'm a romantic. Call me rough and romantic. Girls like that.”

“I was an unusually big kid for my age and did not know how to express myself after being targeted as the odd one out. I thus landed myself in trouble for reacting aggressively. But with time, I succeeded as an athlete and people started respecting me.”

“I don't want to be the second-strongest man in the United States or the second-strongest man in the world. They don't get much attention. I definitely want to be No. 1.”

“Back in the old days, guys used to wreck hotel rooms and trash rental cars and all that dumb stuff. When I came into wrestling, they were like, 'We're out of cars. You're one of those wrestlers. No, we're not renting a car to you.' It was like that. We had to re-create, re-establish the trust.”

“I usually eat whatever I want... about 5,000 to 7,000 calories a day.”

“The Attitude Era was something special.”

“I hate drugs. I drank a beer once and threw up.”

“I believe in freedom of speech. I believe people have the right to say whatever they want to say. As long as they're ready to own what they say. Because there's a price to pay when you say something that's against the grain that is not correct.”

“Wrestling isn't like ballet; it's not about practicing a routine. You need to focus. You need to concentrate. You need to know your craft.”

“My brother and I loved to body-slam each other when we were kids. We tore up a lot of furniture.”

“Indian wrestlers definitely have a place in the industry.”

“The Rock moved in with me at my apartment, and we trained together after that.”

“At one point, I remember throwing Jerry Lawler so hard that he didn't touch either rope. He just went straight through and hit the barricade.”

“I'm kind of glib.”

“Around 2015, I started to see my skills diminish. It happens to everybody. Father Time is undefeated. He is gonna win every time, and I saw him catching me.”

“It was an unbelievable experience to be in the ring with Jerry Lawler, one of the biggest wrestlers of all time.”

“I'm a Christian, and I forgive people. That's the mature thing to do.”