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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 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 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. "

" I have an incredibly dry sense of humor. "

" 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. "

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

" I am really thankful for my career. "

" 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. "

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

" For me, the fans missing me and wanting to see me on TV is very important, but the business end of it also has to be right. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I grew up really being a comic book geek, and that was a really big part of my childhood. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I'm a huge fan of mafia history - mostly the Italian mafia but also their associates, as well as Whitey Bulger and the Winter Hill Gang. "

" 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. "

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

" The energy from the fans in Boston is always something we can count on for support. "

" 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. "

" Samoa Joe is a good friend of mine, and I'm very impressed with his in-ring abilities. "

" 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. "

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