Wrestling Quotes · Page 409

Chris Jericho was always someone I looked up to. I was a WWE fan growing up, and I remember his debut.

— Kevin Owens

The thing is, against guys like GSP or Anderson Silva, many guys are beaten before they step into the cage.

— Matt Serra

It's MMA - anything can happen. You can throw a punch from one knee, a punch from anywhere.

— Eddie Alvarez

The difference between wrestling in singles and in tags, there's just a different art to it. There's a mentality.

— Christopher Daniels

There is an art to wrestling, and there is a need to do it right. Cody Rhodes exemplifies all the right things.

— Bret Hart

I'm delighted to be back in coaching. Our goal is to put Iowa wrestling back on top, and I want to do…

— Dan Gable

The life of a boxing athlete is short, so I don't have time to waste or time to take tune-up fights or…

— Vasyl Lomachenko

I can see why the UFC would picture me as being a bit problematic, because I do say what I think.

— Dan Hardy

The martial arts are based upon understanding, hard work and a total comprehension of skills. Power training and the use of force…

— Bruce Lee

I love everything about Asuka, and everyone loves Asuka. She's an amazing performer, worker, mother, and friend. Genuinely, she is the best.…

— Naomi

My first ten fights or so it was like that. I was just so scared. You can see if you go back…

— Frank Shamrock

I mean when you go to a network and say, "We want to make a martial arts series in the future." And…

— Alfred Gough

When I was taught the Gyokko Ryu Koshijutsu Kihon Gata, there were in this engendering of fundamental form the eight methods. *I…

— Toshitsugu Takamatsu

As far as working against Finn Balor, I always idolized him. I looked up to him. When I was in Dragon Gate…

— Rich Swann

The Ricky Hatton that beat Kostya Tszyu in 2005 can beat Floyd Mayweather, he was so focused and in such amazing physical…

— Sugar Ray Leonard

“I am not a good fighter," I try to explain again, fingering the edge of my shirt. "I mean, I am really…

— Carrie Jones

I trained in wrestling under master Ashok Kumar from Amritsar for one and a half months.

— Wamiqa Gabbi

A great fight that I'd love is B.J. Penn. That would be so awesome. He's a veteran of the sport. He's fought…

— Donald Cerrone

I found out I was joining Bullet Club and going to New Japan and had probably two or three weeks to get…

— Adam Page

I can’t think of any negative [aspects of working in the wrestling industry]. The positive are the money, the comradery, the prestige,…

— Ric Flair

I think my grandmother saw my potential first. When I was young, I told her, 'I think I should get a job.'…

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr

Impact has some of the most exciting wrestlers and performers and some of the greatest people in our industry.

— Rich Swann

There is an age limit of 35 on amateur boxing. They should consider putting an age limit on professional boxing.

— Carl Froch

The blue gear with the red dinosaur is special to me because that's the first gear I wore in NXT.

— Bayley

That may be the ultimate definition of toughness inside the squared circle - having the will to overcome a serious injury to…

— Jim Ross

I'm a big fan of the 'Rocky' series. Given the chance, I'd love to meet Sylvester Stallone. But apart from boxing, I'm…

— Vijender Singh

I worked with Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Bray Wyatt. Those guys have come along and are doing very well now.

— Ricky Steamboat

I was having so much fun in my first world title fight, against one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world,…

— Cody Garbrandt

To be in the UFC and have the name but not the earnings, good for you, you get a hand clasp and…

— Aljamain Sterling

Edge will be missed. It was an honor to share the ring with him, and compete against him.

— Charlie Haas

I wrestled in Mexico a few times and then I felt like everything that made me special was lost when I was…

— Darby Allin

Triple H and all the coaches have been very helpful and supportive of everything that I have done.

— Bayley

I never trained in pro wrestling with The Sheik, but I did amateur wrestling with pro wrestlers in my dad's basement.

— Bret Hart

Fighters used to be afraid of the Russians, Cubans but then I'd figure them out and figure out how to beat them.

— Lennox Lewis

I've loved boxing due to the history of boxing. It was one of the great American pastimes.

— Keith Thurman

Most fighters are the most humble people in the world because they've gotten their ass kicked before.

— Mike Tyson

The perception is if you are not 206lbs then you can't be considered main event talent, which is foolish.

— Austin Aries

I felt good in all my fights. It's all in the preparation. I prepare myself for all of them. And I felt…

— Juan Manuel Marquez

I don't promote boxing, I promote people. Boxing is a catalyst to bring people together.

— Don King

I took the antiquated, outdated, passe role of the wrestling manager, and I upgraded it into the upper echelon of sports entertainment…

— Paul Heyman