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" I really want to pop the crowd. I want to show off. That is the one thing that I've always loved about my career is I just want to show off. I always hated the storylines. "

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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. "

Rob Van Dam

Way

Myself

Fans

" 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. "

Rob Van Dam

Try

Important

" In Total Nonstop Action, individual wrestlers have a lot more freedom to artistically express themselves versus WWE. "

" 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. "

" Since Sabu was the first guy that I was in the ring with professionally, we have the longest history in my career, and also, we were like minded. "

Rob Van Dam

First

Career

" I've always taken care of myself, and I'm a non-conformist, so I don't accept the negativity that comes with birthdays. "

Rob Van Dam

Negativity

Always

" If you're not in the WWE and bouncing around in the Indy shows, you're not with the best. "

" I am a professional when I get in the ring. "

" 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. "

" I am really thankful for my career. "

Rob Van Dam

I Am

Career

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I've always been trying to do as little as possible, and I'm getting better at it all the time. "

" I stand behind what I say and what I do. "

" Somebody like CM Punk, who stands up and says he's completely sober - he doesn't even take a drink of champagne in a toast because that's just not him - he's a man that's completely full of integrity; you've got to respect that. "

" I'm a big fan of non-fiction, and I am a believer that fact is much more exciting than fiction. "

" I've been so willing to stay strong and stick to my guns for so long when it comes to my beliefs. "

" I prefer ECW's style as far as the actual matches I'm capable of having. "

" If my spirit is down, then so are the physical and mental levels. That's always been the case. When I'm motivated, my body feels great and I'm ready and excited to go. When I get burned out, I feel it in all three categories - mind, body and spirit. I'm aware and in touch with all three categories. "

" 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. "

Rob Van Dam

Support

Know

" 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. "

" 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. "

" When I was with WWE, people would have me sign merchandise that I didn't even know existed. "

" I have an open door with WWE as far as wrestling goes. "

" In front of millions of people that paid to see you at your best, who expect you to be in action-figure shape and condition on that particular night for that moment, you've got to deliver. "

" 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. "

Rob Van Dam

Awesome

Walk

" 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. "

" I don't enjoy the road life or WWE's really hectic schedule. "

" 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. "