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" 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
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" You can't patent a move. It's challenging enough to come up with a move that nobody else does... I try and do things that I would want to see done that I haven't seen other people do. Most wrestlers obviously don't think that way, and instead they steal somebody's move as soon as they've gone on to the next company. "
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" 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. "
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" I've been so willing to stay strong and stick to my guns for so long when it comes to my beliefs. "
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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'm a real-life action hero. "
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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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" I'm a big fan of non-fiction, and I am a believer that fact is much more exciting than fiction. "
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" Acting is fun. I especially like the action sequences. That's what I do best. "
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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 stand behind what I say and what I do. "
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" 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. "
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" I've always been tough my whole life. I'm able to take a lot of punishment, and that might be an even greater asset than my offense. I'm the guy that can take your best shot, and I'm not going to go down. "
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" I was told my style was supposed to give me a short career. "
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" I have an open door with WWE as far as wrestling goes. "
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Wrestling
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" 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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" I grew up really being a comic book geek, and that was a really big part of my childhood. "
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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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" 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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" WWE didn't want RVD to get over when I was there. They tried so much to... to... not get me... to... to... keep me from that. They didn't understand why the fans liked me, because I don't fit the cookie cutter formula, because I am a non-conformist. "
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Understand
Me
" In any business that you pursue, if you belong at the top, and you're perceived as having that caliber, and you do qualify, then it's something that you want to hold on to. "
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" 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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" 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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" In Total Nonstop Action, individual wrestlers have a lot more freedom to artistically express themselves versus WWE. "
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" 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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Earth
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Bigger
Left
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" 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. "
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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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Lot
" 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. "
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