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" I didn't do choreographed fighting for a living. I was a professional wrestler for 15 years; there's a big difference. "

Stone Cold Steve Austin

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" A lot of people say, 'What set the Attitude Era up?' or, 'What started the Attitude Era?' To me - and I was allegedly the leader of it - sports entertainment, pro wrestling, whatever you want to call it has always had an attitude. So, why that particular generation got labeled, I don't know. "

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" I wear decent shades, but if I lose them, I'll go right to the store and get cheap ones because my eyes are that sensitive. "

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" When you look back on anything in life, hindsight being 20/20, some things you'd like to have done a little differently. "

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" You're in there, you're having a match, and you're feeding off that crowd. That's the gasoline that fuels the match, and that's how you make your decisions. If you're not listening to that crowd when you're working, you're missing the biggest part of what working is all about. "

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" They made a three-hour 'Raw,' but two hours is about my time limit. I ain't got that kind of attention span. "

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" I'm not addicted to wrestling anymore. For a long time, I was. "

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" I would consider doing something along the lines of 'Tough Enough' because that was my first endeavor into reality television, and that is a world I know and love, and that's why I was on that show. "

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" It goes - for me - WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, Summerslam. The big three. "

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" I own a ranch in Texas, so there's always something to do as far as work goes, whether it's tractor stuff or tearing down fence. "

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" My exit strategy from pro wrestling wasn't carved in stone. I retired because of a few neck issues, some neurological issues. "

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" When I went out and did what I did in the world of professional wrestling as Stone Cold Steve Austin, pretty much anything and everything thing I said was ad lib, on the spot, just let it fly and go for it. "

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