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" I love my mother to death. I'm pretty much a reflection of her. "
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Reflection
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" I've been in the entertainment industry - wresting, but the entertainment industry since 1989; if you have thin skin, you're going to have a tough time in this town, but I've got thick skin. "
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" Based on the name value I had, I went to L.A. and got involved in independent movies. "
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" I actually have a pretty good sense of humor. "
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" My favoirte wrestler is 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair. "
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" I found out in pro wrestling that it works better if you just try and be yourself versus working on something you're not, so I'm me, and maybe it's magnified a bit, but it's easier just being me. "
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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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" I got pile drived in '96 or '97 and was a quadriplegic for about a minute and a half. I couldn't move anything. It was in the Meadowlands at a pay per view with a million or two people watching, and I couldn't move. That cost me a surgery, but I healed pretty quickly, so that was probably my worst day at the office. "
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