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" I think the elements to shock the world is either the ability to wrestle and grind somebody out or the ability to knock someone out. "

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" I want to be compensated. If I'm working at the post office, and I'm sorting the same mail as the person to the right, and they're making $25 an hour and I'm making $21, I need to know what is this person doing so much better that he's getting $4 more than me. That's just knowing the market and being a smart businessman. "

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