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" 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. "

Rob Van Dam

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" I am really thankful for my career. "

Rob Van Dam

I Am

Career

" 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 been so willing to stay strong and stick to my guns for so long when it comes to my beliefs. "

" The battle royals are usually among my least favorite matches. "

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

" You have to believe in yourself and have to believe you are a little bit crazy to be the best. "

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

" I have an incredibly dry sense of humor. "

" 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. "

Rob Van Dam

Important

End

" ECW was the most fun for me artistically. And then, WWE, it was also very fun, but that was part of it. It was also a very stressful, monotonous schedule. There was a lot of politics, adjusting to that, and I am not a politician, and I don't play those games. So that was very frustrating for me as well. "

" I'm like the opposite of an 'office guy.' I don't want to be at the arena until right before my match. "

" The more exciting, flying wrestlers are not going to be your 300-pound wrestlers. "

Rob Van Dam

Your

Going

" I don't remember a Rob Van Dam versus Mick Foley hardcore match. There should have been one. "

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

" 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

First

Career

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

" I love a match like Money in the Bank; I love a hardcore match, and that's what the Money in the Bank ladder matches are. Throw the rule book out and let out your imagination. "

" If you're not in the WWE and bouncing around in the Indy shows, you're not with the best. "

" 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. "

" I have an open door with WWE as far as wrestling goes. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I don't think all the other wrestlers hear the same love from the fans that I do - they are extreme about it. "

" I am a professional when I get in the ring. "

" 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. "

Rob Van Dam

Want

Understand

" Really, I didn't even want to go to WWE in 2001. I knew that it wasn't my favorite style, my favorite showcasing of my abilities, but it was definitely the best business move. At the time, there was nowhere else to go anyway - ECW was gone, WCW was gone. So, when I first came in, I was seriously frustrated trying to adapt. "

" 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. "