Ribbing is a part of wrestling. That's the way they show a fondness for you - they play practical jokes on you. They put your wrestling gear in plastic bags and throw it in the shower. Just stupid stuff.

Originally, nobody knew John Cena rapped. It was just something he did in the car. I told Bruce Prichard, and that's how the whole 'Thugonomics' run began.

Indian wrestlers definitely have a place in the industry.

Nobody will ever top Owen Hart. Owen was like a brother to me. I loved him so much because he made me laugh harder than anyone's made me laugh in my life.

Black culture - we dance and sing. We're entertainers. James Brown said it best: the things we are make people want to be like us.

You can't be a champion and look like a bum. You have to look, and be, the part. It's not just because it's required of your job, but is important to how you hold yourself.

I was called everything ugly and black in the world. Man, those where some tough times. They called me Fat Albert, Magilla Gorilla, black ape. It all hurt.

My kids are jaded, spoiled, entitled as hell.

I'd like to be a tag titleholder, I'd like to be the WWE champion, but more than anything, I want to make guys leaders.

I was kind of sheltered. I grew up in Silsbee, Texas, a town of 3,000 people.

I'm more on the bigger side, so people don't think I have speed. I'm not the fastest guy, but I guarantee I'm not the slowest.

Learn how to humble yourself, and be able to take advice and not feel like you know everything.

It was an unbelievable experience to be in the ring with Jerry Lawler, one of the biggest wrestlers of all time.

I remember being in a situation where everybody, as much as they loved seeing Jerry Lawler's gimmick, they loved to hate him. That's one of the things I learned early on, that if you're going to be in a situation where you're taking on a dominant competitor, you have to get to the point where you love to be hated, if that is what is required.

I'm not fat. There's a difference between being big and being fat.

Wrestling went from being sometimes comical to very serious, and there was a lot of depth regarding the vastness in which people performed.

Wrestling isn't like ballet; it's not about practicing a routine. You need to focus. You need to concentrate. You need to know your craft.

Randy Orton is one of the people in the industry I respect the most. Not many people can be as smooth and polished in the ring as Randy is, and still be over with the fans, and he is one of the very best in the industry.

I've had matches go 38 minutes. To be able to move for 38 minutes and have somebody's life in your hands is a difficult thing.

It may be the swansong of my wrestling career, but definitely not the end of Mark Henry!

I believe in freedom of speech. I believe people have the right to say whatever they want to say. As long as they're ready to own what they say. Because there's a price to pay when you say something that's against the grain that is not correct.

John Cena has granted more wishes than anybody in history. He goes the extra mile.

Daniel Bryan is a good athlete, but he's a better entertainer.

Personally, I had no confines: there were no bounds, no boundaries that I felt when I got in the ring.