Montel Vontavious Porter

“I made bad decisions, and I take responsibility for those bad decisions.”

“From age 16 to 26, I literally became a man in prison so it was influential in shaping me.”

“Leaving the sports entertainment style of WWE to go to the hard hitting and strong style of New Japan was a very easy transition for me because it was what I always wanted to do.”

“People know MVP but not many people know the man that became MVP and what I had to go through and overcome to get there.”

“I know that my life story is an inspirational one and one that can, hopefully, help others achieve goals in their own lives.”

“I have never in my life been the type to give things away. Sorry, just not my style.”

“The WWE is the NFL or the Premier League - it is the top of the tops.”

“I do remember watching the cartoon, 'Rambo,' and I had some of the action figures.”

“Don't let anyone tell you what you cannot do. My whole life I had people tell me 'you'll never do that' or 'you'll never be that.' Things people said I'd never be able to do, I'm doing. I try and stress that to kids. A lot of inner-city kids have an overwhelming sense of hopelessness. I have to explain that there is hope.”

“I have the all-seeing eye of Horus on the back of my arm, which is a symbol of protection; it watches my back.”

“Yeah, Japanese wrestling is my favorite wrestling.”

“I get messages all the time from young men saying, 'Hey, I got to go get a suit.'”

“I used to say the world was my ATM.”

“I've actually had tailors tell me they've had young men saying they want to get a suit like The Hurt Business.”

“One of the things we pride ourselves on as WWE Superstars is connecting with the audience.”

“People put football players up there for being tough, but if you look at the schedule and the actual minutes played, NBA players are among the greatest athletes on the planet. There's no question about it.”

“Apollo Crews is tremendously talented. One of the things that impressed me the most about Apollo is his coach-ability; he wants to improve, he wants to learn, he's got a tremendous attitude and he's eager to do well.”

“It's my goal to go out and get the best possible performance that I can and in the process to make those around me better.”

“My signature move is the ballin' elbow, because I'm a baller.”

“I have to say John Laurinaitis gets a bad rap from a lot of people.”