I understand marketing. I understand licensing. I understand the business side of our business. That comes from paying attention and wanting to do better, not just as an in-ring performer but as someone who loves the industry.

Around 2015, I started to see my skills diminish. It happens to everybody. Father Time is undefeated. He is gonna win every time, and I saw him catching me.

People say, 'Oh Mark, you're a big softie, and you burst into tears so easily.'

The Undertaker's theme isn't really a single, but in terms of eerie music, you can't beat it.

I had the pleasure of learning how to wrestle long matches and use psychology.

I was a big kid my whole life. I grew up among big people. My brother was a big kid. I didn't really feel like a big kid. Except for the teachers, who pretty much didn't want me to squish any of the other kids.

Leo Burke was an unbelievable trainer. Him and Tom Prichard. Tom Prichard was not a big guy. And I learned a lot from him.

I've had five surgeries that could have ended most people's careers. But because of the fact that I'm resilient and have a lot of pride, I refused to let myself go out except on my terms. An injury is not going to take me out.

I enjoyed my time working with Mae Young; she was one of the coolest, most respected people that I ever met in the industry.

I had a bunch of people who kinda looked out for me. You know, gave me the words of wisdom.

I love the WWE, I love the company, but I have two kids, and they want me home. They want me to see their recitals and sporting events, and I want to see them grow and evolve.

People think our business is this completely fictional world of big guys in tight clothes with no brains. That's not the way it is; this is a psychology-driven business. You have to take people on an emotional ride without using words.

So many things come with your maturation process. I changed throughout my time with WWE from a kid in his 20s into a man.

I love fashion. Actually, funny story, I used to give the 'Esquire Big Black Book' to young wrestlers when they would join the WWE, because they needed to know how to dress.

I always see what I did wrong, what I could do better.

I want people, when they remember me, to think of the Hall of Pain, when I was catching guys, 275 pounds. Picking up Big Show, close to 500 pounds, over my head and driving him through a table.

I grew up learning from guys like Ron Simmons and Owen Hart. They were like mentors to me, so I was able to embrace what they taught me, and I think I did alright.

Antonio Cesaro is beyond naturally strong. He trains hard, but he's got that strength you don't expect him to have.

Eventually, you've got to go from being a talent to being a guy that makes talent.

If I am in it, I want to win it. I am not here to look pretty.

I'm a firm believer in not leaving people out to dry.

Our fans - they wanna see you, so give the fans what they want.

Kids - young men find it uncool to be a dad, I think. It's very cool to me... I love being at home with my kids.

The Attitude Era was something special.

I challenge anybody to go through their career and not have a failure as a talent.

If you're going to lose to somebody, losing to a guy like Brock Lesnar is not something that people will laugh at. Brock is arguably one of the top ten fighters on Earth.

I like structure, and I like discipline and people doing the right thing.

Back in the old days, guys used to wreck hotel rooms and trash rental cars and all that dumb stuff. When I came into wrestling, they were like, 'We're out of cars. You're one of those wrestlers. No, we're not renting a car to you.' It was like that. We had to re-create, re-establish the trust.

I want to go out in dramatic fashion. Win, lose, or draw, I want to have a retirement match, and a lot of guys have done it.

I like to play around a lot. I would always flirt with the girls in the office and everybody just hanging around, sweet talk.

Damien Sandow, he's a good entertainer. He keeps your attention.

I'm kind of glib.

Me and Sheamus have a natural chemistry.

Oh, man. I think if anybody deserves to be inducted into the Hall of Pain, it's Donald Trump.

When I do retire, you won't see me in the ring, but I will be working in the back with the young guys.

When my mother bought me my first concrete weight set when I was 10, I was hooked. I was doing stuff with the weights that a kid shouldn't have been doing.

I may be one of the very few people on earth that have won a championship in everything they've ever done.

I'm a Christian, and I forgive people. That's the mature thing to do.

I hate drugs. I drank a beer once and threw up.

I didn't know my own strength. I wasn't a bully or anything, but I'd be out playing and end up hurting someone. So I had to sit out or play with older kids.

If you have a great woman, you don't need family and friends.

I guess I'm a romantic. Call me rough and romantic. Girls like that.

I had to decide whether I should try to play pro football after high school or try to pursue my powerlifting career.

When somebody says I can't do something, it motivates me to do it.

I will be the most marketable of anybody to come through weightlifting ever. With my personality and my size, I mean, I can make people buy things, try what I say.

The Rock moved in with me at my apartment, and we trained together after that.

I'm blessed to be able to say that at every juncture in my career, I succeeded.

I don't want to be the second-strongest man in the United States or the second-strongest man in the world. They don't get much attention. I definitely want to be No. 1.

Small? Nah, I never want to be small. Big people usually push small people around. Why would I want to be small?

If it's dead, I'll eat it. If it's alive, I'll eat it, too. Jus put it in front of me and get out of the way.