Nia Jax

“This is how God made me, and this is what my momma gave me. I am proud of this.”

“When I got to the WWE, I found out there were a lot of girls who looked up to me and that I was giving them confidence. I realized I'm not doing this just for me.”

“I'm an athlete; my dad had made sure I played all the same sports as boys growing up, so I was always super competitive.”

“I remember I was playing basketball, and an entire arena was, like, chanting 'Big Foot.' It was a high school game, but... you're constantly being reminded you're bigger; you don't look like everybody. There were days where I would be upset, and, like, I'd cry about it.”

“Everyone is beautiful in their own way, and nobody should have self doubt.”

“The Performance Center in Orlando is the best place to go if you want to be a professional wrestler.”

“Once I realized, when I became a plus-size model, that there were more women like me, my confidence immediately shot through the roof.”

“I really take pride in doing my own make-up all the time, which takes me about 40 minutes, and my hair takes another 15 to 20 minutes. Putting on my gear is probably another 15 minutes, so all in all, I don't think an hour and a half is too bad!”

“Women are coming into their own and breaking down so many boundaries.”

“I have never been one to show off too much skin, and it's not just because I'm a larger woman.”

“I just want it to be normal for every fashion label to have all sizes. Completely inclusive - that's how it should be.”

“On 'Raw,' I'm the big mean girl who goes and beats everybody up; on 'Total Divas,' they will see a softer, vulnerable side of me that definitely isn't seen on 'Raw.'”

“I'm inspired to post a lot of positive messages on my social media because, growing up, I felt as though I needed somebody that looked like me in the limelight or in entertainment to promote being different and promote accepting your differences.”

“I had actually had an injury that happened to me personally on a flight - an overhead bag fell directly on top of my head while I was on a plane. I was out of it; I was completely out of it.”

“I have a positive outlook, but when you're out in the public eye, you wonder how people see you.”

“My parents always kept my brothers and I in sports to keep us out of trouble.”

“My first name during my first match was 'Lena.' I was still Lena then, just because we hadn't gotten a name yet.”

“I definitely feel that if somebody is struggling with themselves and how they look, they need to really channel the positivity within.”

“I submitted a bunch of names. Nia is, like, a Samoan girl name that a lot of women have. Jax is from 'Sons of Anarchy.' I was super into Jax, so I threw the name Jax in there, and it came about that way.”

“I want young girls to be inspired to love themselves and strive to follow their dreams no matter what.”