I finished high school and studied at the University of Nebraska in the school of journalism, which really turned me onto journalism. I never finished, but the very little that I did learn in two-and-a-half-years prepared me for a career… — Gene Okerlund Copy Share Image
I think I have some advice for both the talent, and the 'powers that be' in professional wrestling. I would say let the guys… — Gene Okerlund Copy Share Image
My theory for a good interview is to listen to a person and react. I would always ask a question that was pertinent to… — Gene Okerlund Copy Share Image
To go into the WWE Hall of Fame as the very first announcer was a big, big honor for me. — Gene Okerlund Copy Share Image
I think as time goes on, people may realize the golden age of wrestling may have been in the 1970s and early 1980s. — Gene Okerlund Copy Share Image
The thing I do remember the most of Wrestlemania, which was a high point for me, was Wrestlemania 1. The fact we made it… — Gene Okerlund Copy Share Image
We know somebody's got to win, somebody's got to lose, but aside from that, there's a lot of latitude and spontaneity and free-wheeling that… — Gene Okerlund Copy Share Image
Bobby is the Aaron Rodgers of managers in professional wrestling - Rodgers works magic on the professional football field, but Bobby Heenan did the… — Gene Okerlund Copy Share Image
I have a tremendous amount of gratitude to those who enjoyed my work. It's something we did together, because I must have given them… — Gene Okerlund Copy Share Image
I can tell you, I was in Seoul, Korea, and I had people come up to me in the airport and say 'Congratulations on… — Gene Okerlund Copy Share Image
