Wrestling Quotes · Page 304

My expectations are to establish my dominance and kick butt. And I want to become a leader in the sport.

— Justin Gatlin

Wrestling is the first reality show. With a reality show, you never what is real and what is not.

— Diamond Dallas Page

Hi, my name Oscar De La Hoya. I'm gonna do this, I'm gonna tha. . . you ain't gonna do ****!

— Floyd Mayweather

Since the time of the ancient Greeks, we have always felt that there was a close relationship between a strong, vital mind…

— John F. Kennedy

Growing up as a wrestler, especially in practice, I think you get used to competing without much of a crowd around.

— Michael Chandler

I've got to give props to my dad. He got me into the UFC and the MMA scene to begin with.

— Robert Whittaker

Some good fighters, they never won the belt, so it doesn't always show the whole picture. But it's an accomplishment.

— Gegard Mousasi

We need real and dedicated fighters and champions in the UFC. It's simply the best organization in the world.

— Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Think about all the great boxers who have fought here, starting with Muhammad Ali. And as well as all that, I believe…

— Rocky Fielding

I wrestled at 165 pounds in college. I would actually cut from 205 pounds down to 165, and it wasn't really a…

— Johny Hendricks

Champion wrestlers are made by planning their seasons and careers around a framework of 8 building blocks: diet, nutrition, conditioning, technique, weight…

— Anonymous

I don't think getting punched in the face is too fun. I keep going because this is what I am. Every time…

— Valentina Shevchenko

When you are with young people, it is almost inconceivable that things wouldn't arise that you'd have to respond to, such as…

— Parker J. Palmer

I don't know that person anymore, that guy in '86, '87. I don't know that guy no more. I don't have no…

— Mike Tyson

I do feel like since I am a third-generation wrestler, I do have to hold myself - and there are a lot…

— Tessa Blanchard

I'm going to shut Chris Weidman down in the first round. I'm gonna expose him in the second round. And I'm gonna…

— Luke Rockhold

I beat Ryan Bader, and that beautiful knockout got me a shot at the title. That's the kind of thing that puts…

— Glover Teixeira

I believed I could knock out Rory MacDonald, Johny Hendricks and Jake Ellenberger, and sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn't, but I…

— Stephen Thompson

For me, the biggest thing with Overeem, he's a K-1 champ, Strikeforce champ, DREAM champ, you name it. He's had every belt…

— Roy Nelson

It's always going to be a fight for anyone who isn't an older white man. I want to fight for anyone who…

— Kanye West

There's only 10 guys making big bucks in wrestling, and the rest of them they're making good money, but they're not blowing…

— George Steele

I want my name to be remembered for 1,000 years. That way, I will never be forgotten when I'm done inside the ring.

— Rusev

I've always picked the fight that I thought would, you know what, that guy's really tough, and it's really competitive, but it's…

— Frank Shamrock

I am not into guys who powder-puff punch and run round the ring for 12 rounds. I'm into guys that want to…

— Naseem Hamed

Boxing, in the most general terms, is a poor man's sport. All you have is your hands to make a living.

— Edgar Ramirez

We're here for the fans. At the end of the day, that's what WWE is all about. If we can put a…

— Mandy Rose

I don't think I'm a powerful fighter. I never thought that about myself. The power is not always going to help you.

— Dmitry Bivol

Lucha is faster paced, harder hitting, and more acrobatic than any other style of wrestling.

— John Morrison

They [Mike Tyson and Todd Phillips] actually struck up a really pretty incredible chemistry, those two, and I think they really trusted…

— Ed Helms

The UFC didn't want me to fight there so what could I do? We were unable to make a deal. They offered…

— Fedor Emelianenko

I was born into the business, literally. My mum was seven months pregnant with me before she realized it, so she kept…

— Paige

NXT is its own kind of animal, and you're never quite sure how much of that transfers over into WWE and into…

— Finn Balor

WWE is a space where I thrived, and I loved, and I still do. I love connecting with an audience; that is…

— Dwayne Johnson

As long as I'm alive, and there's some kind of way to get in, I'll try for a World Championship.

— John Part

I don't know why you'd go out and look for certain opponents in order to work your way toward that title shot.

— Raquel Pennington

Even wrestling, now, I wear the helmet all the time. I'm not going to make that mistake again ever in my life.

— Alexander Gustafsson

I had a little gut check, and ultimately, I grew up as far as my MMA mentality and am more mature now.

— Shayna Baszler

At TNA, I like to promote the time that the doors open. And they open up an hour before showtime, and you…

— Jeff Jarrett

Floyd can say whatever he wants about me. He knows that I gave him the toughest fight of his life.

— Marcos Maidana

I don't want to wrestle past 35. There's just too much physical strain with 250-pound men slamming into each other.

— Terry Funk