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Rocky Johnson

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[Wikipedia] Rocky Johnson was a Canadian professional wrestler. Among many National Wrestling Alliance titles, he was the first Black NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion as well as the NWA Television Champion. He won the WWF Tag Team Championship in 1983, along with his partner Tony Atlas, to become the first blac

Quotes by Rocky Johnson

I kept myself in shape, and the stuff they were doing in the South, I wouldn't go for. They wanted to whip…

Go

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I worked for promoters that I couldn't stand and they couldn't stand me. But they knew if they put my name out…

Knew

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I like to think I proved a wrestler's skin color doesn't matter.

Color

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Promoters know the business.

Business

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I'm glad my son doesn't have to be labeled black or Samoan or mixed. He has instead been labeled as the best.

Best

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The system in which I came up in was that every territory had to have a black, a white... if you went…

Business

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I've got more soul than I can control.

Control

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A good promoter is one that treats you with respect and as a human being.

Being

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When I wrestled, I always considered myself an athlete and a wrestler.

Always

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They call Florida the wrestling graveyard because it's where we all end up. The weather is easier on us here.

End

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It seems every bouncer, every bodybuilder wants to become a wrestler. Every day, people will come up to me and ask about…

Character

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Jack Johnson was the first black heavyweight champion, so I took part of his name. I admired Rocky Marciano, so I took…

Black

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I worked with guys in Japan that were champions and they came over here for six months or a year and they…

Champions

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Georgia is too cold and wet for me. I have knee problems and hip problems.

Cold

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I was partners with Mil Mascaras and we were champions for about a year. We got over good because we had two…

Champions

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I cant remember the last time I went in the ring feeling whole. The pain is something you learn to live with.…

Last time

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When I got to Toronto, I got a job at the car wash for 90 cents an hour but you got paid…

Always

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Back when I was competing I had a lot of fans wanting my autograph, wanting to take my picture, but nothing like…

Fans

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I'm proud to be known as The Rock's dad.

Dad

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When you drop-kick someone you have maybe a second's time to jump into the air, hit your opponent directly with both feet…

Balance

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I broke my neck.

Broke

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When I first got started I had no idea my career would last as long as it did.

Career

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I was headstrong.

Headstrong

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I had my own mind made up in that I was going to do my own thing. I wasn't going to copy…

Copy

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A lot of wrestlers put on 30 to 40 pounds after they finish wrestling. Some have heart attacks because of the weight.…

Finish

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