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Wrestling Quotes by Booker T

48 Wrestling quotes by Booker T

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Booker T celebrates Baltimore as a great wrestling town and talks about giving back as an announcer after a long career. He recalls the influence of Muhammad Ali, the difficulty of being a WWE superstar, and the support of his brother Steve Ray. He also notes that scouting for new talent is part of his role beyond the ring.

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I love MMA. I love the sport of it.

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Pro wrestling is entertainment, but people get hurt all of the time.

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I didn't run into racism until I got into the wrestling business.

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A guy who I always said was my favorite wrestler is Rey Mysterio.

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Baltimore is a great wrestling town.

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I do not see Dean Ambrose leaving WWE to go somewhere else.

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I really think, Charlotte Flair, come on, her legacy is going to be cemented throughout the years. That's just a given!

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I always say that Sheri Martell was that one thing that put Harlem Heat on the map, made us a legitimate tag…

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It was a hell of a ride in WCW. Still, to this day, I will be WCW until the day I die.

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The nWo almost singlehandedly ruined the business as far as good guys, bad guys, cowboys, and Indians.

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People really don't understand how hard it is and what it takes to be a WWE Superstar.

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It's almost like the Monday Night Wars for me all over again. That's the kind of feeling I get with Reality of…

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I really do like seeing Bobby Lashley get the torch and exactly seeing what he can do with it.

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Just because I wasn't with my brother in the WWE, that doesn't mean I wasn't in the business.

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The NWO was one of a kind. It was led by three mega-superstars. They knew how to work the business, especially Kevin…

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I trained with a guy by the name of Scott Casey. He actually worked with WWE back in the day, but he…

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It was a great ride, 10-time world tag team champion with my brother and then to work with Sheri Martell back in…

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When I left WWE, TNA offered me a deal. It was a sweet deal: ya sit at home the majority of the…

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WCW and WWE were two totally different environments. A lot of guys in WCW were making a lot of money, and the…

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Pro wrestling is a different animal than pro football and pro soccer. There is going to be a lot of money going…

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Throughout my whole time in wrestling on the road, going out and being around some of the whitest people in the world,…

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That's what cool about me being here and still being in the wrestling business. I can still give back, even being in…

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Actually, a person asked me if I was ever going to come back to WWE. I told them that if I came…

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Muhammad Ali was my idol, and I always say, if Muhammad Ali had told me the exact same thing my mother, the…

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Vince Russo stuck up for me in WCW when it came down to who should be world champ. From what I've heard,…

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People don't want to see Hulk Hogan as the bad guy. Hulk Hogan is the ultimate good guy.

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I consider myself an official scout for not just WWE, but the Reality of Wrestling.

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I look at a guy like Chris Jericho. This guy, man, he's one of the hardest workers.

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I always wanted to be mentioned in the same breath as all of the great wrestlers.

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This can be the best job in the world, being a WWE superstar, but it can be the hardest job in the…

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In professional wrestling, I'm sure in combat sports, there's always gonna be testosterone.

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Unions are something wrestlers have been talking about for many years. We would probably wish there was a union, but you have…

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My first contract with WCW was, like, $70,000 a year. I didn't know you could make that kind of money doing this.…

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I went to WWE to prove something. I had to go through Steve Austin, the Undertaker, Edge; I had to go through…

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There was a question in my mind, because I am black, if the fans would accept a black world champion. 'Bash at…

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Sometimes, watching someone and... Like, for myself, I got a chance to meet Muhammad Ali. He invited me to his hotel, and…

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My dream was to make it in life. I didn't know how it was going to be. My brother guided me toward…

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I love what I'm seeing out there with Pro Wrestling Syndicate, Northeast Wrestling, Big Time Wrestling, and WildKat in New Orleans. There…

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That's what my specialty's always been in the wrestling business - going out there and making my opponent look better than he…

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It was something I was dreaming about, to be in WCW or WWE. At that time, it was an escape for me,…

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Baltimore is a great wrestling town.

I know I'm not going to be working with the WWE forever. That's why I'm going to be the Mayor of the city of…

People say, 'Respect your elders,' but I always go, 'Respect your young people because they are our future.'

Most people who are not of color, their parents didn't need to tell them how to act around police or what to do if…

We, as a people, we gotta know when it's time to speak up and when it's time to shut up.

That's what cool about me being here and still being in the wrestling business. I can still give back, even being in the announcer's…

At the end of the day, it is about taking care of your family. Going out and doing the job like Stevie Ray would…

Me personally, I know I've made mistakes.

I do not see Dean Ambrose leaving WWE to go somewhere else.

You can become a star overnight, guys. You can be on the street walking one day, and you're on your way to the corner…

Muhammad Ali was my idol, and I always say, if Muhammad Ali had told me the exact same thing my mother, the principal, the…

The nWo almost singlehandedly ruined the business as far as good guys, bad guys, cowboys, and Indians.

If we truly want to make America great, we need to fix this racial inequality.

Oh, man, first part of my career was awesome: having my big brother Steve Ray - he's my blood brother, my real brother -…

Personally, I'm not a Republican, and I'm not a Democrat. People need to stop focusing on becoming part of a party and instead voting…