Terry Funk

“This love of wrestling has been in my family with my dad, my brother, and myself.”

“You have not just weekly ratings, but minutes where they say during a show, 'This guy's boring, get him off.' This has produced a thing in our society where we have no shame and the worst offense is to be boring.”

“The truth of the matter is that Dusty Rhodes helped put more money in my pocket than anybody I've ever wrestled. In his time he was the most charismatic and talented performer in the business, and I know he doesn't look like it, but he was a pretty good athlete too.”

“I like to have Ric Flair in the ring one more time in the MMA or the UFC. I'd like to beat the hell out of him.”

“I would like to see another Johnny Valentine.”

“I have a knack - and still do - where I can look at a guy and tell you if he's going to draw you money or not. That's very difficult to do. I haven't met too many people who can do that.”

“My father was strict. He knew how to have a good relationship with Dory Jr. and I. He was our best friend, but we had a lot of fear.”

“I turned pro as a wrestler a few days after my last football game.”

“Personally, I like to think I'm like my old man. I like to think I have the brains he did.”

“I have had about 15 operations due to the wrestling profession, and I have a problem with an abdominal hernia.”

“I've had more than 200 stitches taken in my head.”

“I think CM Punk is a hell of an in-ring performer.”

“I was supposed to be on the 'All In' show, but I can't because of a problem with my abdominal hernia.”

“Ric Flair is a wonderful person, and he was such a great in-ring performer. He had a great deal to do with the direction of the business. There are great characters that have come into this business, but Flair can't be duplicated.”

“I've got a thick skull and big, thick bones that don't break apart easily.”

“My point was to always have my spectators leave saying 'hot damn I got my money's worth.'”

“Wrestling is eye-opening because it's constantly changing.”

“I still recall the first time I laid eyes on Ric. Dusty Rhodes and Dick Murdoch were wrestling, at the time, in Minnesota, and they took a liking to this kid who'd been hanging around the matches. That kid was Ric Flair, and they brought him to my ranch in Amarillo, Texas.”

“I came up with all kinds of stuff. That was part of being great and having creativity. I'm not just bragging about myself. I'm just saying.”

“You must be very creative in our business. Creating in this business is making something new, but it is also touching on something old.”