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“When you are the WWE Champion, you have an X right on your forehead.”
“I just try to keep it real with myself and everybody else.”
“Tables are for putting things on, not putting MVP through, and if I can avoid a steel cage match and ladders and chairs, I will.”
“When society wouldn't give me an opportunity to earn a minimum wage because I was a convicted felon, Vince McMahon gave me an opportunity to earn more money than both of my parents had made in their lives combined and become an international star.”
“There's a lot to be said for men of color to be presented successfully. That's something beautiful - when you're a kid to see somebody that looks like you presented that way.”
“When I go to Canada, there's all kinds of legal paperwork that has to be done. There's a special permit.”
“I have always dreamed of being an IWGP Champion.”
“At 16, I was facing 11 life felonies.”
“To go from being at the Performance Centre, essentially working in an empty warehouse, to go from that to the ThunderDome to actually being in front of a crowd at WrestleMania, is almost indescribable.”
“One thing pro wrestlers and NBA players have in common is passion.”
“It's mind-numbing sometimes how quickly celebrity can take off.”
“Kids naturally want to play and be physical.”
“I was in the sixth grade the first time I saw 'Rambo.'”
“You can't go to a wrestling show without seeing a Bullet Club T-shirt.”
“In terms of adjustments, I'm just adjusting to life after wrestling while I can still wrestle. I will still wrestle periodically for the most part, I enjoy stepping into a Paul Heyman type role.”
“As WWE superstars we have the unique ability to encourage young people who may be following the wrong path to change their lives for the better.”
“Everyone who knows me knows of my love for the Japanese culture, and my desire to represent in The Land of The Rising Sun.”
“If you read a lot, the more you learn about people and places.”
“If you look at a lot of kids from the inner city, there's this overwhelming sense of hopelessness and despair, and I dealt with that first hand.”
“In the case of the WWE: great product and powerful company, and they gave me the opportunity to do all that I have done so far for which I will be forever grateful.”