Shinsuke Nakamura

“Wrestling is an art. Every culture has an art, like music and dancing and fighting. So that's my base. If I think about it like art, I can connect with everybody.”

“Sometimes I dance for concentration. I dance to release my nervousness.”

“NXT fans are hardcore wrestling fans.”

“Strong style is a philosophy for Japanese wrestling fans that was created by New Japan Pro Wrestling founder Antonio Inoki. He wanted you to show every motion and show real technique in the ring. It's important to use real techniques from real life and real martial arts. The detail is important.”

“I need to study English more. I'll start by watching 'Sesame Street' every day.”

“Wrestling has its own culture. Every culture - Japan, Samoan, Indian, Korean - has wrestling, and wrestling is a worldwide mix.”

“Every characteristic of my character and my moves always came from my real life. My character is kind of close to my real personality.”

“Language is important, I know, for the TV show, so a lot of people watches 'WWE' everywhere. Asia, Africa... some people don't understand English like me. That's why I use facial expressions and body motions.”

“Antonio Inoki majored in strong style. He showed real emotion with real technique in the ring. Hard shots that look like hard shots. But the important steps is the real technique from the real martial arts. It means detail is important.”

“One of the purposes of coming to WWE was to wrestle with Daniel Bryan.”

“After match, in WWE, I do not drink alcohol. I just drink a lot of water.”

“Wrestling is a universal language. The moves, the facial expressions, most people understand.”

“You have a good side and bad side, real side. Then I put that on in the ring. My character, my personality in the ring, came from heel stuff.”

“At 'WrestleMania,' I can show my 100 percent or more.”

“Being around the young people makes me feel younger, like I'm 25 again.”

“Florida's waves are better than Japan. It's just an hour drive to the beach, but just once a week, I'm able to go to the surfing.”

“I love wrestling, and I love telling a story to the audience.”

“Being here in the United States, English is not my first language. It's kind of a challenge for me, a big challenge for my family.”

“I don't get nervous before the match. I try to act the same and stay normal right before entrance. I don't want to do anything special, so I want to act normal before a match.”

“I wanted to enjoy my life and challenge myself.”