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" If you're not in the WWE and bouncing around in the Indy shows, you're not with the best. "
Rob Van Dam
Around
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Indy
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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. "
Rob Van Dam
Positive
Energy
Hands
" A lot of celebrities are afraid of being out of sight, out of mind. I'm the complete opposite. "
Rob Van Dam
Out
Afraid
Lot
" When it comes to X-Men, Ice Man is my favorite. "
Rob Van Dam
X-Men
Ice
Favorite
" 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
Like
First
Career
" 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. "
Rob Van Dam
Moment
Night
You
" The energy from the fans in Boston is always something we can count on for support. "
Rob Van Dam
Support
Always
Fans
" I'm a real-life action hero. "
Rob Van Dam
Action
Real-Life
Action Hero
" I prefer ECW's style as far as the actual matches I'm capable of having. "
Rob Van Dam
Having
Far
Actual
" 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. "
Rob Van Dam
My Own
Proud
Business
" I've impacted peoples' lives in such a way that they'll never forget. "
Rob Van Dam
Never
Way
Forget
" Single matches, I feel, have always been the ones where I can shine more. Three-way, four-way, you have to split your attention with some other guys, and it can be totally great, but when you get into a battle royal with 20 or 30 other guys, it's just so different from what your agenda is when it's one on one competition. "
Rob Van Dam
Battle
Competition
Great
" I'm not afraid of fear tactics. They don't work on me. "
Rob Van Dam
Fear
Work
Me
" Obviously, I have a lot of respect for Curt Hennig, and I say 'obviously' because I just assumed that anybody would know that 'Mr. Perfect' Curt Hennig was a legend, and someone of that stature is someone that everybody looks up to. "
Rob Van Dam
Up
Perfect
Legend
" I came into ECW in Philadelphia in 1996 and left in 2001 - a much bigger, worldwide star than I arrived - and I thank ECW for that. "
Rob Van Dam
Bigger
Left
Much
" I've been wrestling for many years; I've accomplished a lot - but I take pride in being genuine, honest, and down-to-earth. Those are the qualities I really respect about myself, so I'm really pleased when I see that the energy that I want to exude is well received. "
Rob Van Dam
Genuine
Respect
Pride
" 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. "
Rob Van Dam
Hear
Advice
People
" Even when I'm not wrestling, I still appreciate all my fans. I take all the compliments to heart. "
Rob Van Dam
Heart
Appreciate
Fans
" I don't remember a Rob Van Dam versus Mick Foley hardcore match. There should have been one. "
Rob Van Dam
Remember
Van
Should
" When I was In high school, I became interested in Greek mythology. I had to know all about the exact dates of all the history. "
Rob Van Dam
High
Know
School
" 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. "
Rob Van Dam
Know
Going
Punishment
" I'm like the opposite of an 'office guy.' I don't want to be at the arena until right before my match. "
Rob Van Dam
Guy
Office
Opposite
" I've had hundreds and hundreds of concussions, but I don't think that I have any permanent damage. A lot of my peers do. "
Rob Van Dam
Peers
Lot
Think
" I stand behind what I say and what I do. "
Rob Van Dam
Stand
Behind
Say
" 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. "
Rob Van Dam
Step
See
Ring
" 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. "
Rob Van Dam
Big
Original
Show
" I am a professional when I get in the ring. "
Rob Van Dam
Ring
Professional
Get
" I've never tried to be like anybody else. I'm a non-conformist in every way, and when it comes to wrestling, that's certainly true, too. "
Rob Van Dam
Never
Like
Wrestling
" I've always been trying to do as little as possible, and I'm getting better at it all the time. "
Rob Van Dam
Getting Better
Time
Trying
" It's very important to me I get my autobiography out before I die and someone else writes it and screws up my life. "
Rob Van Dam
Me
Up
My Life
" 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. "
Rob Van Dam
Time
Confident
I Can