In my day, I, myself, in my prime, in the late-'50s-mid-'70s I was about 270-275. After I broke my neck and I was in the hospital for a month or so, I dropped the weight to about 250 and I… — Bruno Sammartino Copy Share Image
Stan Hansen was a different ballgame. I broke my neck wrestling him in Madison Square Garden. I spent a month in the hospital and for a while it was touch and go because the doctors told me I came within… — Bruno Sammartino Copy Share Image
I'm not bragging, but my reputation among my peers was Bruno was a horse I never got tired. — Bruno Sammartino Copy Share Image
I didn't care if I was aching or hurting. I wanted to give the fans their money's worth. — Bruno Sammartino Copy Share Image
After I retired, I spent a quarter of a century in the business, and when I retired and a new regime took over, Vince… — Bruno Sammartino Copy Share Image
In Argentina, in Brazil, I remember going to Australia, all the trips I did in Japan, you know how they'd advertise me? 'From Madison… — Bruno Sammartino Copy Share Image
Wrestling is how I made my living and supported my family, but it's over. I don't want anything to do with it anymore. — Bruno Sammartino Copy Share Image
If anybody can really beat me, fine. But that's the only way I'll go down. — Bruno Sammartino Copy Share Image
Anytime that people feel that you accomplished enough to enter into a Hall of Fame, of course this is a tremendous, tremendous thrill for… — Bruno Sammartino Copy Share Image
If I were to tell you that my day was all pure wrestling, I wouldn't be honest with you. Because there were crooked promoters.… — Bruno Sammartino Copy Share Image
I lost a brother and a sister, and I came down with rheumatic fever. — Bruno Sammartino Copy Share Image
