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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. "

Rob Van Dam

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

" 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. "

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

" Obviously, I have a lot of respect for Curt Hennig, and I say 'obviously' because I just assumed that anybody would know that 'Mr. Perfect' Curt Hennig was a legend, and someone of that stature is someone that everybody looks up to. "

Rob Van Dam

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

" 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've been Intercontinental Champion lots of times, Television Champion. One of my favorites has been the Hardcore Championship because it reflected my favorite style, and I feel that the X Division belt does that, too. "

" Even when I'm not wrestling, I still appreciate all my fans. I take all the compliments to heart. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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

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" When it comes to X-Men, Ice Man is my favorite. "

" 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. "

" In Total Nonstop Action, individual wrestlers have a lot more freedom to artistically express themselves versus WWE. "

" 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 was told my style was supposed to give me a short career. "

" Anyone in the entertainment business, respectively, is a show-off. "

" I stand behind what I say and what I do. "

" It's very important to me I get my autobiography out before I die and someone else writes it and screws up my life. "

Rob Van Dam

My Life

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

" 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. "

" 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. "