Some wrestlers don't know how to wrestle, they are just entertainers. — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
I like all of the wrestlers, I don't like the things some of them do. — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
Ken Patera was the strongest man in the world, but he was probably the most gentleman in the ring. — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
I worked as hard as I could in the ring to make the matches enjoyable as much as I could. — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
Vince McMahon Sr. was the man who was behind me so much. I wasn't in a clique. I didn't schmooze with other… — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
Billy Superstar Graham dropped the WWF title to me, and that had the biggest influence because it changed my life. — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
Guys like Brock Lesnar that come from amateur wrestling love the business just as much as they loved the athletics in amateur… — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
I go around and talk to a lot of kids at wrestling tournaments. I talk to the moms and dads. — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
People want to loaf, but they didn't loaf when they were in the ring with me. — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
My relationship with Triple H has been fantastic. He has kept his word on everything that he has said to me and… — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
I was the last person anyone expected to become WWF champion. I didn't get involved with characters. I didn't have big muscles.… — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
My business was wrestling and I wanted to be ready to go in the ring and do my best and I didn't… — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
I was working out in a gym in Minneapolis and I met this guy named Eddie Sharkey. He had a school there… — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
Some wrestlers believe that being elusive is the way to get the fans to love you, but I think just the opposite.… — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
That's how I got started in the wrestling business. I was broke, I was homeless, and I was sleeping in the trunk… — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
You have to stand up and you have to walk to walk or you're not the man. You don't walk the walk,… — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
I met Mr. Piper when he was a young person getting in the business in the Olympic theater in Los Angeles. He… — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
In amateur wrestling, you are always wanting to win matches and win matches and win matches. I changed my goal when I… — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
There's a lot of people that watch wrestling that don't give a hoot about voting. — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
I was able to slowly climb to the top of the wrestling business thanks to the principles I learned in junior high… — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
I learned to love the oil business as much as I love the wrestling business. — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
My favorite part about the wrestling industry is the fan base. I really enjoy going out to see fans and conversing with… — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
I'm ready to wrestle with anyone on the card. I'm not going to hide from anyone. — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
Bruno Sammartino is the greatest wrestling champion ever in the world. I wrestled more than he did but he was a strong… — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
I enjoyed the time in the ring because I was trying to entertain people and give them a show for their hard… — Bob Backlund Copy Share Image
When you have a set program in your match it gets old to do the same thing over and over and over again. — Bob Backlund Copy Share
My business was wrestling and I wanted to be ready to go in the ring and do my best and I didn't have time… — Bob Backlund Copy Share
Ken Patera was the strongest man in the world, but he was probably the most gentleman in the ring. — Bob Backlund Copy Share
The people in the Republican Party and the Democrat Party, I don't think they realized how many people out there that were good, basic… — Bob Backlund Copy Share
In '85, I read a book that helped me forget about the past and work on the future as far as success goes, and… — Bob Backlund Copy Share
I enjoyed the time in the ring because I was trying to entertain people and give them a show for their hard earned money… — Bob Backlund Copy Share
I used to lift weights, but not now. I do calisthenics and yoga, which is very good for flexibility and stretching ligaments and tendons. — Bob Backlund Copy Share
When they have you in the short-arm scissor, they keep you in it for quite a while, and you're fighting to get out. And… — Bob Backlund Copy Share
I was able to slowly climb to the top of the wrestling business thanks to the principles I learned in junior high and high… — Bob Backlund Copy Share
I met Mr. Piper when he was a young person getting in the business in the Olympic theater in Los Angeles. He was just… — Bob Backlund Copy Share
I'd like to go to schools and give speeches to people about training, working hard and getting ahead in life. — Bob Backlund Copy Share
I always really liked Allentown. The people were very down to earth. It reminded me a lot of my hometown in Minnesota. — Bob Backlund Copy Share
I tell myself I have to work out to stay alive. I'm not just staying alive to stay alive, I mean stay alive and… — Bob Backlund Copy Share
I learned to love the oil business as much as I love the wrestling business. — Bob Backlund Copy Share
