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" A lot of celebrities are afraid of being out of sight, out of mind. I'm the complete opposite. "
Rob Van Dam
Out
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Lot
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" I'm not afraid of fear tactics. They don't work on me. "
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" I'm so confusing to wrestling promoters, and I'm used to that, but because I stayed in ECW and learned how to express myself the way, ah, that I could connect with my fans, it made my strong Rob Van Dam character uncompromising... and I owe that to ECW. "
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" ECW was the most fun for me artistically. And then, WWE, it was also very fun, but that was part of it. It was also a very stressful, monotonous schedule. There was a lot of politics, adjusting to that, and I am not a politician, and I don't play those games. So that was very frustrating for me as well. "
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" I was told my style was supposed to give me a short career. "
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" If somebody is willing to take some advice, then I have some, and that's just life in general. A lot of people don't want to hear anything. "
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" Even when I'm not wrestling, I still appreciate all my fans. I take all the compliments to heart. "
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" I'm a huge fan of mafia history - mostly the Italian mafia but also their associates, as well as Whitey Bulger and the Winter Hill Gang. "
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" I've never tried to be like anybody else. I'm a non-conformist in every way, and when it comes to wrestling, that's certainly true, too. "
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" I've always taken care of myself, and I'm a non-conformist, so I don't accept the negativity that comes with birthdays. "
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Always
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" Professional wrestling was almost like a secret society when I started, like a Mafia, and it would destroy the Sheik to see how much that has changed. "
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" I came into ECW in Philadelphia in 1996 and left in 2001 - a much bigger, worldwide star than I arrived - and I thank ECW for that. "
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" When I was In high school, I became interested in Greek mythology. I had to know all about the exact dates of all the history. "
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" In ECW, the fans would warm me up. I'd walk around the ring and slap hands with everyone and get ready for the match. I'd feed off that energy, I would use that to create positive energy. In WWE, it's different. It's a timed show; everything is timed. We know - when we get to the ring, we know when there's a commercial. "
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" I have an open door with WWE as far as wrestling goes. "
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Wrestling
WWE
Goes
" WWE didn't want RVD to get over when I was there. They tried so much to... to... not get me... to... to... keep me from that. They didn't understand why the fans liked me, because I don't fit the cookie cutter formula, because I am a non-conformist. "
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Understand
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" The energy from the fans in Boston is always something we can count on for support. "
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" I've always been trying to do as little as possible, and I'm getting better at it all the time. "
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Time
Trying
" When it comes to X-Men, Ice Man is my favorite. "
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X-Men
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" Some guys are on the road and can't wait to get home; others are at home and can't wait to get on the road. I'm definitely the one who wants to be home. "
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" Acting is fun. I especially like the action sequences. That's what I do best. "
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Action
" I was a very intelligent kid. I used my intelligence to support my passions. When it came to comic books, I became enthralled in the whole universe. I had to know all the facts and timelines. The whole fictional universe was real to me. "
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" I love a match like Money in the Bank; I love a hardcore match, and that's what the Money in the Bank ladder matches are. Throw the rule book out and let out your imagination. "
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" Really, I didn't even want to go to WWE in 2001. I knew that it wasn't my favorite style, my favorite showcasing of my abilities, but it was definitely the best business move. At the time, there was nowhere else to go anyway - ECW was gone, WCW was gone. So, when I first came in, I was seriously frustrated trying to adapt. "
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" Single matches, I feel, have always been the ones where I can shine more. Three-way, four-way, you have to split your attention with some other guys, and it can be totally great, but when you get into a battle royal with 20 or 30 other guys, it's just so different from what your agenda is when it's one on one competition. "
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Competition
Great
" When I started out, there were many different companies... you could leave and go to a different territory, and there were so many different styles. What we have now is WWE has survived the test of time, and all the other companies have fallen off the face of the earth. "
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" I don't enjoy the road life or WWE's really hectic schedule. "
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" I stretch for a full hour before a fight because I know I'm going to take a lot of punishment in the ring. That's my secret. "
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