CM Punk
The day of my wedding, I got a FedEx in the mail. It was my termination papers. I was fired... on my wedding day.Collection: Wedding
I don't think marriage is in the cards for me. I think it's an archaic institution.Collection: Marriage
I don't get why people love to hate John Cena. But as long as he gets a reaction that's positive or negative, he's doing his job.Collection: Positive
I did not wake up one day and say, 'I wanna be famous.' I did not wake up and say, 'I wanna be a UFC fighter.' I woke up and said, 'I want to be successful at something I want to do. I want to fight.'Collection: Famous
I don't believe you have to be blood to be family, so I have a lot of family members.Collection: Family
Success is based on your perspective.Collection: Success
Sometimes things don't go your way, but you get up and keep going.
I do envision myself having kids one day, and I always wanted a little girl.
I don't smoke. I don't drink. I don't use drugs. That may be boring for some people, but that's just me. That's how I live my life.
I'm somebody who constantly wants to challenge himself, evolve, and grow. Because if you don't, you fade. You become stagnant.
I believe you only have one chance on this earth, and I'm just trying to live my life and do what makes me happy.
I get in my own head, and at the end of the day, I'm my biggest critic, and I'm my worst enemy, too.
I like winning or losing, failing or succeeding on my own merit.
I'm always amazed that people are shocked when their despicable action causes an equally despicable reaction.
Everything I say, it comes from the heart. It's all real.
I think smartphones need to send an electrical shock to a user when they get their your/you're mixed up.
I can be hard on myself, and I can get down on myself.
When I hear people say that they don't think that I can do something or they don't think I belong somewhere, that's all it takes for me to prove them wrong, and it's motivation.
I love the sport, and I have for a long time. I'd stay up late and watch the Pride New Year's Eve shows. I watch all the UFC pay-per-views. I'm a fan. I love this stuff.
I have a special place in my heart for the Straight Edge Society. Never reached its full potential.
I don't measure myself against my coaches, I don't measure myself against my teammates. If I'm doing jiu-jitsu for sport, I don't measure myself against the guy I'm rolling with or whatever belt he is or how many stripes he has on his belt. I measure myself every day against the guy I was yesterday.
I was rich before I had any money. Being rich has nothing to do with anything monetary.
Straight edge is everything about a personal decision to not live my life under the influence or not being aware. I pretty much don't like anything that alters my view of reality or my perception or my grasp.
No one wants to get beat up in front of the world.
I think, fundamentally, the core of everything I do is punk rock.
To me, Punisher is pretty black and white. He's very simple, and at the same time, he's very complex. I don't know why I think I understand the guy, but I feel I do.
Black cats cross my path all the time. I'll break a mirror. I have no regard for superstition.
Doing the same old thing every day, week in and week out, it gets boring. I'm all about new challenges, new opponents.
I don't like having debts. I don't like buying anything that I can't buy in cash.
Punk rock and straight edge will always be married together. As far as me integrating that with wrestling, I learned a lot from punk rock.
I'm never concerned about my beliefs hurting me in any way. I'd rather lose a job than have to lie.
Everybody knows how to throw a punch. Not correctly - he or she might not know how to turn the wrist or know what part of the hand to hit with. But humans instinctively know to fight, whether they bite or claw or pull hair. It's an instinct.
I'm a polarizing person, so people get caught up in hoping I fail. And just like success, failure is a perspective.
I think what's captivating about me on the microphone is my honesty.
In pro wrestling, it's fake. People always get offended by that word. 'No, we like to say it's pre-determined.' For whatever reason, people get angry at 'fake'; 'pre-determined' eases the blow? It's fake. At the end of the day, it doesn't really mean anything.
The do-it-yourself lifestyle is something that I've translated into wrestling.
I think being angry is what keeps me motivated.
Inside and outside of the ring, what you see is what you get. I'm CM Punk. I'm not trying to be something I'm not. I'm not trying to lie to the people or be fake. I'm not trying to be some crazy, outlandish character.
Passive-aggressive is the worst thing in the world to me!
I set goals, and I like to reach them and accomplish new things.
I think everybody is always selling me short, and then I always prove them wrong.
Winning is different based on your perspective, just like success is different based on your perspective.
I understand people want to see me get knocked out.
I've shattered every negative stereotype people had about me.
I'm certainly not a baby kissing, hand slapping, rah rah good guy. I definitely think there's more of an edge to my character.
Pro wrestling has always been ingrained into American culture. It was one of the first things that was ever on television, so everybody watched it. Countless people tell me, 'I got into wrestling because my grandfather watched it.' It was always there.
The only thing I've ever bought with the money I've made is my house.
Being out there in a high-pressure situation with a live audience and a live TV camera on you, it brings something out.
I think everyone's dream is to do nothing.
There are always going to be detractors who will say I don't look like I'll be able to hang with Brock Lesnar. But Brock's a freak of nature, and I don't know anybody who looks like they can 'hang' with Brock Lesnar. But anyone can be choked out in seven seconds.