There are wrestlers in Japan. I think they think they can move to WWE, but it's not so easy. — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
My inspirations were 'Macho Man' Randy Savage and Andre the Giant. It was easy to understand their character. — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
I use every kind of emotion in my wrestling, so that's why people call me the 'King of Strong Style.' — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
Wrestling is a universal language. The moves, the facial expressions, most people understand. — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
I think a wrestler can say something from fighting, from wrestling. — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
I want to be on 'SmackDown' because it has AJ Styles, Randy Orton, and John Cena - a lot of dream matches… — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
One of the purposes of coming to WWE was to wrestle with Daniel Bryan. — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
WWE style is a much different platform than other wrestling companies. Each wrestler wrestles under strict rules that fans never know. — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
Wrestling has its own culture. Every culture - Japan, Samoan, Indian, Korean - has wrestling, and wrestling is a worldwide mix. — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
Around 2005, UFC offered me a chance to fight for them. But, at that moment, I was under contract with NJPW, and… — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
Wrestling is an art. Every culture has an art, like music and dancing and fighting. So that's my base. If I think… — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
For me, I like to be different. I didn't want to imitate another wrestler. I always try to find something from other… — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
You have a good side and bad side, real side. Then I put that on in the ring. My character, my personality… — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
I feel as if I accomplished everything in Japan, so I wanted to challenge myself. I wanted something new, so I decided… — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
One of the reasons to come to the WWE was to wrestle at 'WrestleMania,' but to main-event 'WrestleMania?' Wow! I live for… — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
Before I came to WWE, they sent me samples of all of the entrance music, so I told them, 'I don't use… — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
For a long time, almost 14 years, I wrestled in Japan, so I didn't think I would leave New Japan Pro Wrestling,… — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
Language is important, I know, for the TV show, so a lot of people watches 'WWE' everywhere. Asia, Africa... some people don't… — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
I'm not, like, an English speaker, so I have confidence in my wrestling skills, also, like, body language, hand gestures, facial expressions.… — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
Most fighters are nervous before they go out there. Nervousness makes the body tight. I don't like that. I want to fight… — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share Image
For me, I like to be different. I didn't want to imitate another wrestler. I always try to find something from other genres, like… — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share
Antonio Inoki majored in strong style. He showed real emotion with real technique in the ring. Hard shots that look like hard shots. But… — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share
Sometimes I dance for concentration. I dance to release my nervousness. — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share
WWE style is a much different platform than other wrestling companies. Each wrestler wrestles under strict rules that fans never know. — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share
You have a good side and bad side, real side. Then I put that on in the ring. My character, my personality in the… — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share
I use every kind of emotion in my wrestling, so that's why people call me the 'King of Strong Style.' — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share
Florida's waves are better than Japan. It's just an hour drive to the beach, but just once a week, I'm able to go to… — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share
I never think about pride. I don't think about stuff like that. I just enjoy the moment of my life. I think about just… — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share
I don't get nervous before the match. I try to act the same and stay normal right before entrance. I don't want to do… — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share
I feel as if I accomplished everything in Japan, so I wanted to challenge myself. I wanted something new, so I decided to come… — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share
Wrestling is an art. Every culture has an art, like music and dancing and fighting. So that's my base. If I think about it… — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share
A human being has a lot of sides, like a kind of diversity, so it's like a good side, a bad side, a crazy… — Shinsuke Nakamura Copy Share
