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" There are always going to be detractors who will say I don't look like I'll be able to hang with Brock Lesnar. But Brock's a freak of nature, and I don't know anybody who looks like they can 'hang' with Brock Lesnar. But anyone can be choked out in seven seconds. "

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" Straight edge is everything about a personal decision to not live my life under the influence or not being aware. I pretty much don't like anything that alters my view of reality or my perception or my grasp. "

CM Punk

Live

My Life

Life

" I read 'Preacher' once a year. "

" I think, fundamentally, the core of everything I do is punk rock. "

" Punk rock and straight edge will always be married together. As far as me integrating that with wrestling, I learned a lot from punk rock. "

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" Black cats cross my path all the time. I'll break a mirror. I have no regard for superstition. "

" I get in my own head, and at the end of the day, I'm my biggest critic, and I'm my worst enemy, too. "

" I understand people want to see me get knocked out. "

" I jumped to the WWE, and the perceived notion was I became more successful. I got to touch more people's lives and influence more people and perform in front of more people, and that was a great thing. "

" Obviously, I carved out a pretty successful path and career for myself. But I'm kind of fascinated with, for lack of a better term, Renaissance men. And women. People who do a lot of different things. "

" I have a Wii at home that I mainly play 'Punch-Out!' on. "

" I'm a polarizing person, so people get caught up in hoping I fail. And just like success, failure is a perspective. "

" I don't measure myself against my coaches, I don't measure myself against my teammates. If I'm doing jiu-jitsu for sport, I don't measure myself against the guy I'm rolling with or whatever belt he is or how many stripes he has on his belt. I measure myself every day against the guy I was yesterday. "

" Being out there in a high-pressure situation with a live audience and a live TV camera on you, it brings something out. "

" I set goals, and I like to reach them and accomplish new things. "

" I'm a huge fan of anything Ed Brubaker does. A lot of his 'Daredevil' stuff. A lot of his creator-owned stuff, too. His 'Criminal stuff,' I'm really into. "

" Everybody knows how to throw a punch. Not correctly - he or she might not know how to turn the wrist or know what part of the hand to hit with. But humans instinctively know to fight, whether they bite or claw or pull hair. It's an instinct. "

" I've always had an extremely passionate fan base. "

" I have a special place in my heart for the Straight Edge Society. Never reached its full potential. "

" The only thing I've ever bought with the money I've made is my house. "

" I think everybody is always selling me short, and then I always prove them wrong. "

" Pro wrestling has always been ingrained into American culture. It was one of the first things that was ever on television, so everybody watched it. Countless people tell me, 'I got into wrestling because my grandfather watched it.' It was always there. "

CM Punk

Always

Culture

" I wouldn't expect anybody to look for superawesome crisp technique out of me. "

CM Punk

Out

Look

" On fight night, you show up. And the question becomes, 'Did you or did you not do the work that is going to prepare you for what is about to occur?' And I just think that's a beautiful thing. "

" Passive-aggressive is the worst thing in the world to me! "

" Success is based on your perspective. "

" When I hear people say that they don't think that I can do something or they don't think I belong somewhere, that's all it takes for me to prove them wrong, and it's motivation. "

CM Punk

Think

Motivation

" What I do on international flights is watch crappy, sappy love movies... Sometimes they're so bad, it's laughable. It kills time. "

" I've been a fan of Bob Odenkirk since he was on HBO originally with 'Mr. Show.' "

CM Punk

Show

Since

" I'm certainly not a baby kissing, hand slapping, rah rah good guy. I definitely think there's more of an edge to my character. "

CM Punk

Edge

Baby

" Any praise goes to my coaches and my teammates. I have the easy part of waking up and going to the gym. They're the ones that have to break my bad habits and teach me new things. They're literally my everything. In my personal life, it's my wife, and in my professional life, it's my coaches and my teammates. "