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title: "1 Talent Going Quotes By Gene Okerlund"
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> [My theory for a good interview is to listen to a person and react. I would always ask a question that was pertinent to the mindset of the talent, whether it was who they were going to meet, where they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-okerlund/my-theory-for-a-good-interview-is-to-listen-to-a-person-and-react-i/)

[Gene Okerlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-okerlund/)

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## More by Gene Okerlund

> [I think I have some advice for both the talent, and the 'powers that be' in professional wrestling. I would say let the guys…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-okerlund/i-think-i-have-some-advice-for-both-the-talent-and-the-powers-that-be/)

[Gene Okerlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-okerlund/)

> [My theory for a good interview is to listen to a person and react. I would always ask a question that was pertinent to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-okerlund/my-theory-for-a-good-interview-is-to-listen-to-a-person-and-react-i/)

[Gene Okerlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-okerlund/)

> [To go into the WWE Hall of Fame as the very first announcer was a big, big honor for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-okerlund/to-go-into-the-wwe-hall-of-fame-as-the-very-first-announcer-was-a-big/)

[Gene Okerlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-okerlund/)

> [I think as time goes on, people may realize the golden age of wrestling may have been in the 1970s and early 1980s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-okerlund/i-think-as-time-goes-on-people-may-realize-the-golden-age-of/)

[Gene Okerlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-okerlund/)

> [The thing I do remember the most of Wrestlemania, which was a high point for me, was Wrestlemania 1. The fact we made it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-okerlund/the-thing-i-do-remember-the-most-of-wrestlemania-which-was-a-high/)

[Gene Okerlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-okerlund/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-okerlund/we-know-somebody-s-got-to-win-somebody-s-got-to-lose-but-aside-from/)

[Gene Okerlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-okerlund/)

> [People expect you to top yourself - to always have more and bigger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-okerlund/people-expect-you-to-top-yourself-to-always-have-more-and-bigger/)

[Gene Okerlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-okerlund/)

> [Bobby is the Aaron Rodgers of managers in professional wrestling - Rodgers works magic on the professional football field, but Bobby Heenan did the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-okerlund/bobby-is-the-aaron-rodgers-of-managers-in-professional-wrestling/)

[Gene Okerlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-okerlund/)

> [Goldberg is destined for stardom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-okerlund/goldberg-is-destined-for-stardom/)

[Gene Okerlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-okerlund/)

> [Retirement for old people, forget about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-okerlund/retirement-for-old-people-forget-about-it/)

[Gene Okerlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-okerlund/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-okerlund/i-have-a-tremendous-amount-of-gratitude-to-those-who-enjoyed-my-work/)

[Gene Okerlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-okerlund/)

> [I can tell you, I was in Seoul, Korea, and I had people come up to me in the airport and say 'Congratulations on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-okerlund/i-can-tell-you-i-was-in-seoul-korea-and-i-had-people-come-up-to-me-in/)

[Gene Okerlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-okerlund/)

> [I've worked with all these guys, Jim Ross, Mr. Fuji, Nick Bockwinkel, Bobby Heenan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-okerlund/i-ve-worked-with-all-these-guys-jim-ross-mr-fuji-nick-bockwinkel/)

[Gene Okerlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-okerlund/)

> [Wrestlemania is the event of the year. Always has been and always will be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-okerlund/wrestlemania-is-the-event-of-the-year-always-has-been-and-always-will/)

[Gene Okerlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-okerlund/)

> [For the most part I'm living the life I want to lead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-okerlund/for-the-most-part-i-m-living-the-life-i-want-to-lead/)

[Gene Okerlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-okerlund/)

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