We had some rough times in TNA. We had some pay issues, and this and that, they were some other issues. But at that time, we were working harder than we ever worked. Even though, you know, we were being paid late and all, we worked harder than we worked before.
When you put wrestlers on TV, they're the highest professionals in the business.
If you've never stepped in a wrestling ring, and you're with me, we can still have an excellent wrestling match, because that's how good I believe I am.
Everybody wants to be a critic: a critic without the actual accolades to be a critic.
When I go to Japan, they don't care if you win or lose; they just want to see a good fight.
I'm really considering getting into amateur wrestling and getting into more tournaments. I'm looking into going to do some Jiu-Jitsu tournaments. I'm looking into everything.
We have to start encouraging people to step out of their comfort zones and start doing new things. Anything anybody does new, there are a bunch of naysayers.
I like Canada. The fans here are great. It's always good to come up here with some good energy.
Whether it's MMA or wrestling, I try to find the best people and go after the best people.
I grew up kind of rough, without very much. So, I just want to work as hard as I can so my kids won't have to go through what I did.Collection: Kids
It's kind of the period of your career where as a fighter, you need some sort of validation from time to time. I mean, winning matches and going off to the next one, without really having any direction, it's fun, but it's good to have a period where you can say "Ok, I won a title. Ok, I got picked up by a big organization." So every step in there is important.Collection: Fun
When you go into MMA you really can't do it half-assed. If you do it half-assed, then you're going to get annihilated. You're going to get destroyed out there: there are some really good fighters out there.Collection: Fighter