Mick Foley
I really have to accept the fact that I'm not a young man anymore, that I've probably taken one lifetime's worth of punishment already, and I really do need to be careful. Certainly I don't want other WWE superstars taking the shots I did. That makes me feel very uncomfortable when I see somebody get hit with an unprotected chair shot.
Edge goes out every night, and not just on pay per views; every night, Edge goes out there with the intention of stealing the show. I know that he felt like his title run had not been given the respect from the company that it deserved, and he was really hell-bent on proving that he belonged as a main event guy.
When Dee Snider and I get together for breakfast, it's just two Long Island guys hanging out.
You really can't go wrong. There's no bad New York pizza, as far as I know.
I get asked a lot about the Rock N' Sock Connection.
I tell people the most important move they can make is not in the ring. It's taking the time to get to know Mr. McMahon.
I developed an interest in the history of the Negro leagues to the point where I visited the museum in Kansas City, Mo., twice and made the museum an integral part of my unheralded 2005 coming-of-age baseball novel, 'Scooter.'
The idea of standing five feet away from Norah Jones and listening to her sing Neil Young's 'Down By The River' was just phenomenal. I compare that to what my kids know of at a concert, which is sitting in a stadium and watching a huge screen.
I'm glad I had a chance to see great music played up close and live. In a way, that's what I hope my show does. It's almost like an acoustic evening with Mick Foley.
As great a spectacle as WrestleMania is, there's something to be said for seeing a guy you like telling stories from the heart from 20 feet away.
By the time I got to WWE, I had a lot more confidence and willingness to speak up.
I find that I get most of the same things I loved about performing in the ring when I do my live shows around the world.
I like those really multidimensional characters like Dean Ambrose and Bray Wyatt.
I would leave my wife for Whataburger.
I saw James Ellsworth at an independent wrestling show where I was signing autographs, so I took a photo with him and put up a post on Facebook called 'The night I met James Ellsworth.' Just by nature of how popular that post was, how many comments there were and likes and shares, I was like, 'people love this kid.'
Nakamura, to me, is a main event star.
I was told that the fact that I had nothing but good things to say about Judith Regan distinguished me. I enjoyed writing for Judith. I really enjoyed working with Victoria Wilson at Knopf, and Simon & Schuster, they've all been great experiences.
I did like Test, and he was a guy I kept in touch with for years after we stopped working together.
Everybody in wrestling is looking at the information coming in on concussions. Everyone from the NFL to the WWE to TNA to the youth soccer groups around the country are realizing that there are dangers that weren't previously known.
I'm not a dabbler.
Everybody has the idea of Santa in their head and in their heart.
Everything that you want Santa to be, he is.
I cannot look back and say I did everything I wanted to do in TNA.
Back in 2004, Vince McMahon basically told me to consider WWE to be my playground, and that I could come and play any time I wanted to.
Without knocking Impact Wrestling, your contribution was largely limited to what you could do in the TV show. WWE is a bigger company with a bigger infrastructure and a lot more ways to make a contribution.
It's funny: wrestlers and comics bond over remembering their best shows and their absolute worst shows.
I lived in Alabama for a while during the dying days of the Continental Wrestling Federation. I lived in Montgomery and traveled all over Alabama.
I think you can always learn lessons by the guys who came before you.
You have to believe in yourself. But you know what? There's a fine line between believing in yourself and being delusional. And I'm sure there were a lot of people who thought I was being delusional when they saw me attempting to become a big shot in the world of pro wrestling. Luckily, it worked out: it doesn't work out for that many people.
I can look back now and say, 'Aw, that was a little dumb taking huge bumps onto concrete before a couple of hundred fans,' but if it wasn't for that attitude and that type of work ethic, I never would have gotten to WWE.
Maybe I should have taken it easy on the smaller shows especially, but all in all, I have no regrets.
I think people who read Internet blogs are usually trying to fit it in during a busy part of their day, and there's only so much information that you digest. Whereas an experience with a book is a little more comfortable, and I think people are a little more willing to really delve into information.
I've actually met quite a few of my heroes from the past.
I think people know by now that I do my own writing.
I remember the first time I smelled B.O. was at a cross-country meet. But it wasn't unpleasant, in a strange way. That's what you got when you worked hard.
It's difficult to differentiate between a story that's humorous and clever and one that actually makes people laugh out loud.
A joke bombing on stage doesn't bother me, especially if it's intended to bomb.
I do some things just to entertain myself, and I figure that part of the audience will be entertained as well.
On the 'SmackDown' side, A.J. Styles really has been phenomenal.
I don't advocate any child following in their parent's footsteps when their parent's footsteps are as crooked as mine are.
It's much easier to see my son involved in creative than to see my daughter in the ring. But they've both worked really hard. I'm really proud of both of them.
I haven't worn jewelry since one of the front teeth I had made into an earring became no longer necessary because I lost the ear.
I loved Steve Martin when I was younger, in the '70s.
I loved George Carlin... I used to sit in front of the TV and watch the HBO comedy specials. I loved those comedy specials.
I get to define for myself what being a success is.
Be safe and be realistic. They're both equally important.
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