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title: "19 Wrestling Background Quotes by 17 authors"
description: "Browse 19 Wrestling Background quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Wrestling Background sayings and thoughts."
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> [I never want to hide my wrestling background.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-jericho/i-never-want-to-hide-my-wrestling-background/)

[Chris Jericho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-jericho/)

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> [Wrestling background, you never talk trash.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-weidman/wrestling-background-you-never-talk-trash/)

[Chris Weidman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-weidman/)

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> [I come from a wrestling background but don't really use it in most of my fights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-liddell/i-come-from-a-wrestling-background-but-don-t-really-use-it-in-most-of/)

[Chuck Liddell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-liddell/)

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> [I come from a wrestling background - my father and grandfather were into wrestling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geeta-phogat/i-come-from-a-wrestling-background-my-father-and-grandfather-were/)

[Geeta Phogat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geeta-phogat/)

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> [Brock Lesnar from the Minnesota. He is one of the best wrestling background, like Iron Sheik and like the Kurt Angle, Dan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-iron-sheik/brock-lesnar-from-the-minnesota-he-is-one-of-the-best-wrestling/)

[The Iron Sheik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/the-iron-sheik/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b5/the-iron-sheik-7386_best_brock-lesnar-from-the-minnesota-he-is-on_2124560.jpg)

> [That was probably the biggest thing going in my favor when I got into fighting - my wrestling background.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-henderson/that-was-probably-the-biggest-thing-going-in-my-favor-when-i-got-into/)

[Dan Henderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-henderson/)

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> [I'm not the only guy who doesn't have an independent wrestling background. You know, I have a football background, but I also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roman-reigns/i-m-not-the-only-guy-who-doesn-t-have-an-independent-wrestling/)

[Roman Reigns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roman-reigns/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/344/roman-reigns-6099_football_i-m-not-the-only-guy-who-doesn-t-have-an_1479190.jpg)

> [I grew up in one of the most prolific high-school-wrestling programs in the country, and MMA fighters are more successful when they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-hager/i-grew-up-in-one-of-the-most-prolific-high-school-wrestling-programs/)

[Jake Hager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-hager/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f53/jake-hager-6320_country_i-grew-up-in-one-of-the-most-prolific-hi_1817058.jpg)

> [Because of my wrestling background, nothing a director can throw at me on a set can faze me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwayne-johnson/because-of-my-wrestling-background-nothing-a-director-can-throw-at-me/)

[Dwayne Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwayne-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/237/dwayne-johnson-1126_background_because-of-my-wrestling-background-nothi_1850980.jpg)

> [What Bader does isn't really different from what a lot of people with a wrestling background do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-mitrione/what-bader-does-isn-t-really-different-from-what-a-lot-of-people-with/)

[Matt Mitrione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-mitrione/)

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> [I didn't come from a wrestling background, but I'm just as passionate about this even though my path to get here was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-rose/i-didn-t-come-from-a-wrestling-background-but-i-m-just-as-passionate/)

[Mandy Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-rose/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09e/mandy-rose-10073_come_i-didn-t-come-from-a-wrestling-backgroun_2113405.jpg)

> [Preparation is a mentality... With wrestling being my background, I've always learned to overwork, overwork. Work, work, work, work. It's not always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominick-cruz/preparation-is-a-mentality-with-wrestling-being-my-background-i-ve/)

[Dominick Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominick-cruz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/468/dominick-cruz-16105_always_preparation-is-a-mentality-with-wrestlin_1839875.jpg)

> [If I were to fight Khabib, guaran-damn-tee you I would throw him from his feet to his back and beat him like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-ferguson/if-i-were-to-fight-khabib-guaran-damn-tee-you-i-would-throw-him-from/)

[Tony Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-ferguson/)

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> [I just think that with my wrestling background there's not going to be any doubt in my mind that if I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-chandler/i-just-think-that-with-my-wrestling-background-there-s-not-going-to/)

[Michael Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-chandler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c6/michael-chandler-4706_doubt_i-just-think-that-with-my-wrestling-back_1099662.jpg)

> [I think overall body awareness and knowing exactly where I need to be makes a big difference. Knowing how much weight to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-chandler/i-think-overall-body-awareness-and-knowing-exactly-where-i-need-to-be/)

[Michael Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-chandler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdb/michael-chandler-4706_awareness_i-think-overall-body-awareness-and-knowi_2204599.jpg)

> [Back when the UFC first started, I wanted to see what MMA was all about; at the time, I was training with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tito-ortiz/back-when-the-ufc-first-started-i-wanted-to-see-what-mma-was-all/)

[Tito Ortiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tito-ortiz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb5/tito-ortiz-3961_fight_back-when-the-ufc-first-started-i-wanted_1586371.jpg)

> [The Rock now the hottest thing. He come from wrestling background. Father, mother, grandfather all from wrestling business: 2-3 generations. I watch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-iron-sheik/the-rock-now-the-hottest-thing-he-come-from-wrestling-background/)

[The Iron Sheik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/the-iron-sheik/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cc/the-iron-sheik-7386_business_the-rock-now-the-hottest-thing-he-come-f_55453.jpg)

> [For sure I think the traditional martial arts is a good background to have and definitely allows me to do a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benson-henderson/for-sure-i-think-the-traditional-martial-arts-is-a-good-background-to/)

[Benson Henderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benson-henderson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29b/benson-henderson-4558_art_for-sure-i-think-the-traditional-martial_590828.jpg)

> [I wrestled before rugby league so I always had a pretty good wrestling background, a good base, and that helped with my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-volkanovski/i-wrestled-before-rugby-league-so-i-always-had-a-pretty-good/)

[Alexander Volkanovski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-volkanovski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34f/alexander-volkanovski-5554_always_i-wrestled-before-rugby-league-so-i-alwa_2509071.jpg)

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