A biography for Terry Funkhasn’t been written yet.
“When I was a kid, everyone wanted to be cowboys and Indians.”
“I was six years old and knew I wanted to be a wrestler.”
“Stan Hansen was a tough-as-nails freshman middle linebacker when I was a senior at West Texas State. He was a damn good football player, but he developed some problems with his knees. When football didn't work out he asked me about professional wrestling.”
“My father left a bit of his life with me. He gave me a gift, as did so many other wrestlers, like Mike DiBiase, Bob Geigel, Verne Gagne and Gene Kiniski. They all left me with something.”
“In all my years I don't think I've ever said anything nice about Dusty Rhodes to any member of the media.”
“I've had my elbows operated on, both my knees are shot, I've got stitches everywhere.”
“Jim Ross has such compassion for the fans. That's because this is natural for him, it's a love, just like the love Gordon Solie had for the business.”
“In order to make a name for myself I took notice of the craziest wildest son-of-a-guns out there, and how they would receive a lot of the attention from the local wrestling periodicals. I decided that I would become an oddity, and that's how I have existed ever since.”
“My pop was in the business and he loved it very much. He actually went ahead and passed away while wrestling.”
“There are a lot of things that I remember about Dusty Rhodes. There are so many things that stick out about him. He used to work at my father-in-law's gas station pumping gas.”
“I am sick and tired of Cassius Clay going around and saying he is the greatest and what a tremendous boxer he has been.”
“It's easier to make the NFL than WWE.”
“Sometimes it's great to have a backbone, but you've got to be careful. Remember that sometimes, when you hurt your backbone, you can't get it fixed because you don't have enough money.”
“Jimmy Snuka was one of the great performers in the business. In ring performance wise he was phenomenal.”
“The crowd is everything in my life. I just love the fans, and I also have a lot of respect for them. They've given me everything I have in my life.”
“It's the fans that dictate what wrestling is. That's the one constant from 1917 to 2017.”
“Do I feel confident about my health? I don't think that anybody ever should feel confident about their health if they are 72 years old, and getting ready to go in to the ring. If they are then they are probably some kind of an idiot and that is more than likely what I am.”
“It's been a wonderful, wonderful career. It's been just a great run that the Lord gave me and I damn sure appreciate it and thank Him for it and for Him giving me the body and the ability to do what I have done for years.”
“Boxing was not as big as wrestling in Japan, but people knew Leon Spinks.”
“What makes that turnstile turn? That's what made wrestling what it has become. The fans dictate the direction of the wrestling industry.”