Ricky Steamboat

You know I'm very happy with WWE, the company in which I still work.

— Ricky Steamboat

You can have a good run for several years with one company and then be able to extend it with another.

— Ricky Steamboat

I walked into Eddie Graham's office, he took one look at me and said, 'You look a lot like Sam Steamboat. We're…

— Ricky Steamboat

I always felt that whatever I was asked to do that my ability in the ring would speak for itself.

— Ricky Steamboat

I remember the first time I climbed the cage - it was almost like a challenge from Snuka. I said, 'This is…

— Ricky Steamboat

When you are a face for a long time and you turn heel, your stock value immediately goes up, especially if you're…

— Ricky Steamboat

I like to listen to the crowd, I really do. The crowd helps give me that extra boost of adrenaline.

— Ricky Steamboat

I've wrestled in Hamilton and Toronto and the fans have always received me well there... It's always been one of my favorite…

— Ricky Steamboat

It's always great to meet and give back to the fans that had an opportunity to see me perform.

— Ricky Steamboat

Every match should have a story in it and I see a lot of that lacking. I see a lot of guys…

— Ricky Steamboat

My back hurts real bad, every day. All those bumps took their toll. But life is good and I wouldn't have it…

— Ricky Steamboat

I would have to say Ric Flair and Randy Savage were two of my favorite guys to work with; I had some…

— Ricky Steamboat

What was old can be brought back new, and I bring that to the table. I bring mannerisms, facials, body language, positioning.

— Ricky Steamboat

Whenever you do big stuff in the ring - a big move or a big hit - you have to let that…

— Ricky Steamboat

The doctors have said that they don't want me in the ring bouncing around or getting picked up and slammed down. They…

— Ricky Steamboat

Without our fans, we wouldn't have anything. I owe everything I have to the ones that paid money. It trickles down to…

— Ricky Steamboat

I have never, ever met a performer that was a stickler to critical moments and moves as they fit. Savage was a…

— Ricky Steamboat

When I went to WWE, the level of work I put out every night was just balls to the wall.

— Ricky Steamboat

Whenever two guys got together, you asked, 'What body part would you like to work?' In my case, it was the arm.…

— Ricky Steamboat

I can remember that my match with Savage at WM3 lasted less than 20 minutes.

— Ricky Steamboat

Before, there were only four pay per views throughout the whole year. Guys who were doing soap opera storylines could build them…

— Ricky Steamboat

I was in the business for 20 years and look at Flair. He was probably approaching 35-40. But today, if a guy…

— Ricky Steamboat

The matches that I've been involved with as a referee, sometimes the heel likes to get up in my face a little…

— Ricky Steamboat

I learned to listen as a good guy, how to fight back without throwing away the heat, and how to fight back…

— Ricky Steamboat

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

— Ricky Steamboat