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" I have an open door with WWE as far as wrestling goes. "
Rob Van Dam
Wrestling
WWE
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" To try to be a professional athlete and work out when you're not sleeping right, you're traveling day to day, not to mention the bumps and bruises in the ring, and you're trying to eat right - it's a very, very challenging job. "
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" A lot of celebrities are afraid of being out of sight, out of mind. I'm the complete opposite. "
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" I am really thankful for my career. "
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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'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 don't enjoy the road life or WWE's really hectic schedule. "
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" If you're not in the WWE and bouncing around in the Indy shows, you're not with the best. "
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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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" ECW fans were original. They were part of the show. They were a big part of the show, and other fans in other towns in other countries would imitate the fans that were on ECW television. "
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" I'm a strong believer in modern medicine. I think it has its use in society. I think it adds longevity to our life expectancy. "
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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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Negativity
Always
Accept
" The 18-year-old me wouldn't understand the 43-year-old me because then I wanted to travel and see the world. But I love being home. "
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Love
Home
World
" I'm one of the biggest Ghost Rider fans ever. He's been a hobby of mine ever since I was seven years old. I actually have a whole room in my house dedicated to Ghost Rider memorabilia. "
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Ghost
Fans
Years
" 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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Hear
Advice
People
" I always hated when I had to do the promos, especially because I got to push their agenda and try to tell you that this championship match is more important than anything in the world to me. Come on. No, it's not. "
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Try
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" I'm proud of my independence. And certainly from a business perspective, that's always been a main agenda for me - to make my own position, don't try and be like somebody else, because there already is that somebody else. "
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My Own
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Business
" I've been so willing to stay strong and stick to my guns for so long when it comes to my beliefs. "
Rob Van Dam
Stick
Strong
Stay
" I was told my style was supposed to give me a short career. "
Rob Van Dam
Style
Give
Give Me
" When it comes to X-Men, Ice Man is my favorite. "
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X-Men
Ice
Favorite
" 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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" When I hit that Five-Star Frogsplash, I'm pretty confident that if I can crawl over in time, I'm going to get the three-count. So that's kind of always in my back pocket; the fans always know it. "
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Time
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" I've impacted peoples' lives in such a way that they'll never forget. "
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Way
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" Anyone in the entertainment business, respectively, is a show-off. "
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Entertainment
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" When I was with WWE, people would have me sign merchandise that I didn't even know existed. "
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WWE
Sign
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" I attribute my longevity to my extensive stretch routine that I do before every single match or any physical activity. I put myself thought a regimen that really puts my body to the test so I'm not cold, tight, or ready to be injured when I start slamming my body around. "
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" Philadelphia's awesome. It's one of my top home-away-from-homes. When I walk around on the streets there, people recognize me. They think I'm from Philadelphia, because I was there so much and because I'm so associated with Philadelphia through ECW. "
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Awesome
Me
Walk
" Paul Heyman has always been the only guy from the office that ever really had my best interest and really understood me. The other agents and promoters seemed confused why the fans liked me so much, because I was so non-typical for their idea of a wrestler, so they just tried to capitalize on it without owning it. "
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Office
Always
Best
" What you see is what you get. I'm the real deal. That's why I can step into the ring after having many months off and not have any rust. I'm still working out, stretching. "
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Step
See
Ring
" 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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