The Ultimate Warrior

“The family that I live for only breathes the air that smells of combat.”

“Martin Luther King can have his own self-titled birthday recognized as a national holiday, but not our country's first president?”

“No WWE talent becomes a legend on their own.”

“There's a frenetic energy in screaming and yelling and being a rebel in a way.”

“Thanksgiving Day, the holiday, has a certain feeling to it.”

“I could have been in a house show the day before being flown in to do the Survivor Series. I'd do that pay-per-view, then fly out the next day to go do another house show. The pay-per-view just happened in the middle of a 30 or 40-day road tour. For us back then, the WWF talent, it was just another day of work, another day of being on the road.”

“When I developed the Ultimate Warrior character and kept evolving the character, I knew, there was no question that it would work because it was working.”

“I don't think you can push your body too far. Just do the basic exercises, deadlifts, squats, presses. The best times that you have with it will be when you get older: you're not all broken down like other people.”

“Training has been really good to me over the years. It's bettered the quality of my life.”

“I think when you grow up - and this is a simple thing that I've said numerous times - you should think and act like one.”

“I was actually going to school to be a chiropractor but was also succeeding at bodybuilding - I did well in a few national contests.”

“The spirit of the Ultimate Warrior will live forever.”

“When I go out and talk to people about how unique they are as a human being and that there's a niche for them that they need to follow through on for their lives, it's what I truly believe in.”

“The toughest opponent for me would have been Randy Savage, the Macho Man, because his intensity paralleled mine.”

“No one interacts with their fans like I do. No one.”

“The Ultimate Warrior character relative to professional wrestling or WWE, he's definitely a Hall of Famer. He's a Hall of Famer whether he gets into the Hall of Fame or not.”

“My Ultimate Warrior fans mean the world to me.”

“Every man's heart one day beats its final beat. His lungs breathe a final breath. And if what that man did in his life makes the blood pulse through the body of others, and makes them bleed deeper and something larger than life, then his essence, his spirit, will be immortalized.”

“If I was young again and wanted to be a professional wrestler, first thing I'd do is get jacked all to hell is what I'd do.”

“I was one of the first guys to talk about their characters in the third-person, and I think the character of the Ultimate Warrior certainly is a legend.”