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title: "1 Things Motivate Quotes By Bob Backlund"
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> [My mission is to do good things and motivate people to be positive and do good things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-backlund/my-mission-is-to-do-good-things-and-motivate-people-to-be-positive/)

[Bob Backlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-backlund/)

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## More by Bob Backlund

> [When you have a set program in your match it gets old to do the same thing over and over and over again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-backlund/when-you-have-a-set-program-in-your-match-it-gets-old-to-do-the-same/)

[Bob Backlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-backlund/)

> [My business was wrestling and I wanted to be ready to go in the ring and do my best and I didn't have time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-backlund/my-business-was-wrestling-and-i-wanted-to-be-ready-to-go-in-the-ring/)

[Bob Backlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-backlund/)

> [Ken Patera was the strongest man in the world, but he was probably the most gentleman in the ring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-backlund/ken-patera-was-the-strongest-man-in-the-world-but-he-was-probably-the/)

[Bob Backlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-backlund/)

> [The people in the Republican Party and the Democrat Party, I don't think they realized how many people out there that were good, basic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-backlund/the-people-in-the-republican-party-and-the-democrat-party-i-don-t/)

[Bob Backlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-backlund/)

> [In '85, I read a book that helped me forget about the past and work on the future as far as success goes, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-backlund/in-85-i-read-a-book-that-helped-me-forget-about-the-past-and-work-on/)

[Bob Backlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-backlund/)

> [I was one of those people who didn't care for the political arena.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-backlund/i-was-one-of-those-people-who-didn-t-care-for-the-political-arena/)

[Bob Backlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-backlund/)

> [I enjoyed the time in the ring because I was trying to entertain people and give them a show for their hard earned money…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-backlund/i-enjoyed-the-time-in-the-ring-because-i-was-trying-to-entertain/)

[Bob Backlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-backlund/)

> [I used to lift weights, but not now. I do calisthenics and yoga, which is very good for flexibility and stretching ligaments and tendons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-backlund/i-used-to-lift-weights-but-not-now-i-do-calisthenics-and-yoga-which/)

[Bob Backlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-backlund/)

> [When they have you in the short-arm scissor, they keep you in it for quite a while, and you're fighting to get out. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-backlund/when-they-have-you-in-the-short-arm-scissor-they-keep-you-in-it-for/)

[Bob Backlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-backlund/)

> [I was able to slowly climb to the top of the wrestling business thanks to the principles I learned in junior high and high…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-backlund/i-was-able-to-slowly-climb-to-the-top-of-the-wrestling-business/)

[Bob Backlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-backlund/)

> [I met Mr. Piper when he was a young person getting in the business in the Olympic theater in Los Angeles. He was just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-backlund/i-met-mr-piper-when-he-was-a-young-person-getting-in-the-business-in/)

[Bob Backlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-backlund/)

> [I'd like to go to schools and give speeches to people about training, working hard and getting ahead in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-backlund/i-d-like-to-go-to-schools-and-give-speeches-to-people-about-training/)

[Bob Backlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-backlund/)

> [I always really liked Allentown. The people were very down to earth. It reminded me a lot of my hometown in Minnesota.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-backlund/i-always-really-liked-allentown-the-people-were-very-down-to-earth-it/)

[Bob Backlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-backlund/)

> [I tell myself I have to work out to stay alive. I'm not just staying alive to stay alive, I mean stay alive and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-backlund/i-tell-myself-i-have-to-work-out-to-stay-alive-i-m-not-just-staying/)

[Bob Backlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-backlund/)

> [I learned to love the oil business as much as I love the wrestling business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-backlund/i-learned-to-love-the-oil-business-as-much-as-i-love-the-wrestling/)

[Bob Backlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-backlund/)

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