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" My exit strategy from pro wrestling wasn't carved in stone. I retired because of a few neck issues, some neurological issues. "
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Neck
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" You cannot put Paul Heyman with Roman Reigns. People would know you're putting Paul Heyman with him because there is a problem. "
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" You can't push the envelope at 10,000 RPM and expect to come out smelling like a rose and feeling like a million bucks on the other side. "
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" I appreciate everyone that had supported my career. "
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" I was a Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes guy. Ric Flair continues to be my favorite wrestler of all time. I loved Harley Race and Nick Bockwinkel and all of those guys, but I'm a big Flair guy. "
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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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" We didn't roll credits after 'Monday Night Raw.' You know, it didn't say, 'Stone Cold Steve Austin played by Steve Austin,' so all of a sudden people think that's who and what you are 24/7, you know, 365 days a year. "
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" I'm really proud of 'Broken Skull Challenge.' "
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" A great gimmick is a great gimmick, but on a dud, it just doesn't work. It comes down to talent. "
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" There's so many things I want to accomplish in the world of acting. But, the two most important are that I want to keep paying the bills and I want to get better. That's about it. I enjoy what I do. I'll stay busy. I've been lucky. "
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" When I see things through my eyes, I don't want to ever just be really negative towards someone's performance. There are many ways to skin a cat. Sometimes I watch the guys, and they're doing different things than I would have done, but I don't ever want to be too critical. "
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" I'm telling you, there have been some great finishers in the world of pro wrestling or sports entertainment. Whatever you want to call it. Man, I enjoyed the Iron Claw back in the day. I believed it was real. "
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" WWE dropped the ball with 'Tough Enough.' "
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" I used to love Andre The Giant. I could sit around all day and listen to Andre stories. He was such a wonderful, unique guy who everyone loved being around. The thing about Andre, he just had this magical mystique about him. "
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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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" Wrestling is a very serious subject for me. "
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" Earl Hebner should definitely be in the WWE Hall of Fame. "
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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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" I go back to the old school days of that Attitude Era stuff. Everybody knows when I speak of the Attitude Era, my favorite stuff is of the mid-'80s, all that NWA stuff, the World Class stuff, the stuff that Bill Watts was doing. "
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" It's like I tell everybody, if you get a chance to win the Royal Rumble or the King of the Ring back when they had it, that means you're gonna get a push. You getting an opportunity at something big, and it can really set up your future for you. So if you're that guy, boy, it's pressure. "
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" I'm not addicted to wrestling anymore. For a long time, I was. "
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