I grew up a wrestler; for a long time in Oklahoma I was a…

I always knew I wanted to be a pro wrestler for as long as I can remember.

— Mustafa Ali

Before me, my grandfathers, my uncles and my father were all boxers because Native Americans had to box in boarding schools. But in my…

— George Tahdooahnippah

I wrote 'Happy Man' with a couple of boys of mine. I have been writing in Nashville for a long time. Of course I…

— Christian Kane

I have long hair because I'm American Indian. I'm an Oklahoma boy, and I'm very proud of my heritage.

— Christian Kane

I grew up in southeastern Oklahoma on a working cattle ranch, and it was always very romantic to me: The West, the cowboy, the…

— Reba McEntire

I myself am consummately middle class. We grew up in upper-middle-class suburbs in Oklahoma City, and thats very much the same ethos as what…

— Blake Bailey

When I was a freshman at Oklahoma in 1946, the game was sold out - and it's been sold out ever since.

— Darrell Royal

To be a world champion from Oklahoma is something that really pushes me.

— Johny Hendricks

With the exception of my wife and children, there's nothing I value more than my Oklahoma heritage.

— James Garner

I was born in Oklahoma.

— Huda Kattan

You've got to quit judging people just because they have an 'R' or a 'D' in front of their name. We don't do that…

— Markwayne Mullin

I remember the early 1980s, when I first got one of these fabulous film critic jobs. The downside was sitting through 'Splatteria III: The…

— Stephen Hunter

You could have a hit in California that no one had heard of in Oklahoma.

— Wanda Jackson

I didn't realize Oklahoma had so many fine women.

— Metta World Peace

I have family in Oklahoma City.

— Blake Shelton