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> [People put football players up there for being tough, but if you look at the schedule and the actual minutes played, NBA players are among the greatest athletes on the planet. There's no question about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/montel-vontavious-porter/people-put-football-players-up-there-for-being-tough-but-if-you-look/)

[Montel Vontavious Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/montel-vontavious-porter/)

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## More by Montel Vontavious Porter

> [When you are the WWE Champion, you have an X right on your forehead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/montel-vontavious-porter/when-you-are-the-wwe-champion-you-have-an-x-right-on-your-forehead/)

[Montel Vontavious Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/montel-vontavious-porter/)

> [I'm a big Manchester United fan. When I was a kid, I worked with a guy who was a Man United fan, and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/montel-vontavious-porter/i-m-a-big-manchester-united-fan-when-i-was-a-kid-i-worked-with-a-guy/)

[Montel Vontavious Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/montel-vontavious-porter/)

> [I have a fascination with Egypt. It's the greatest civilization. When the rest of the world was still in darkness, there were universities in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/montel-vontavious-porter/i-have-a-fascination-with-egypt-it-s-the-greatest-civilization-when/)

[Montel Vontavious Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/montel-vontavious-porter/)

> [I'm the black sheep in a family of cops. I understand how difficult the job is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/montel-vontavious-porter/i-m-the-black-sheep-in-a-family-of-cops-i-understand-how-difficult/)

[Montel Vontavious Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/montel-vontavious-porter/)

> [After having been at WWE and being somebody who was being groomed to be a world champion, I ran afoul of some politics and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/montel-vontavious-porter/after-having-been-at-wwe-and-being-somebody-who-was-being-groomed-to/)

[Montel Vontavious Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/montel-vontavious-porter/)

> [I have always dreamed of being an IWGP Champion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/montel-vontavious-porter/i-have-always-dreamed-of-being-an-iwgp-champion/)

[Montel Vontavious Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/montel-vontavious-porter/)

> [From age 16 to 26, I literally became a man in prison so it was influential in shaping me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/montel-vontavious-porter/from-age-16-to-26-i-literally-became-a-man-in-prison-so-it-was/)

[Montel Vontavious Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/montel-vontavious-porter/)

> [I just try to keep it real with myself and everybody else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/montel-vontavious-porter/i-just-try-to-keep-it-real-with-myself-and-everybody-else/)

[Montel Vontavious Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/montel-vontavious-porter/)

> [Leaving the sports entertainment style of WWE to go to the hard hitting and strong style of New Japan was a very easy transition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/montel-vontavious-porter/leaving-the-sports-entertainment-style-of-wwe-to-go-to-the-hard/)

[Montel Vontavious Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/montel-vontavious-porter/)

> [Don't let anyone tell you what you cannot do. My whole life I had people tell me 'you'll never do that' or 'you'll never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/montel-vontavious-porter/don-t-let-anyone-tell-you-what-you-cannot-do-my-whole-life-i-had/)

[Montel Vontavious Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/montel-vontavious-porter/)

> [I have to say John Laurinaitis gets a bad rap from a lot of people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/montel-vontavious-porter/i-have-to-say-john-laurinaitis-gets-a-bad-rap-from-a-lot-of-people/)

[Montel Vontavious Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/montel-vontavious-porter/)

> [One thing pro wrestlers and NBA players have in common is passion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/montel-vontavious-porter/one-thing-pro-wrestlers-and-nba-players-have-in-common-is-passion/)

[Montel Vontavious Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/montel-vontavious-porter/)

> [When I go to Canada, there's all kinds of legal paperwork that has to be done. There's a special permit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/montel-vontavious-porter/when-i-go-to-canada-there-s-all-kinds-of-legal-paperwork-that-has-to/)

[Montel Vontavious Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/montel-vontavious-porter/)

> [If somebody comes to me and asks advice or for a criticism, I have no issue giving it to them because at the end…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/montel-vontavious-porter/if-somebody-comes-to-me-and-asks-advice-or-for-a-criticism-i-have-no/)

[Montel Vontavious Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/montel-vontavious-porter/)

> [On a personal note, I used to work for years out on South Beach, running security in nightclubs and doing bodyguard work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/montel-vontavious-porter/on-a-personal-note-i-used-to-work-for-years-out-on-south-beach/)

[Montel Vontavious Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/montel-vontavious-porter/)

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