Booker T Quotes

Booker T

Profession : Wrestler

Birth : March 1, 1965

The parts of life that drive me are getting that homeless person off the street and helping people receive the education they deserve. I want to be able to help the ones that want the help, but also guide the ones who don't so they are also in a better position.

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It was something I was dreaming about, to be in WCW or WWE. At that time, it was an escape for me, out of the norm from being a neighborhood kid.

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My first contract with WCW was, like, $70,000 a year. I didn't know you could make that kind of money doing this. I was like, 'Wow. I think I'm going to stick around for a long time.'

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If you're not prepared to go out and steal the show every night, your job is going to be much more on the line on a regular basis. If you can master that, that's something that you never really have to worry about.

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You've got to be able to think on your own; you've got to be creative. You can't be willing to take a backseat.

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If I got Corey Graves into a fisticuffs, I would beat him down like he stole something.

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Corey Graves - he's thrown jabs at me; I've thrown jabs back, you know? And you know, the thing is, Corey Graves, of course, yeah, he's a college educated young man. His vernacular is a little different than mine.

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If I catch Corey Graves on the street, I'm gonna do something to him. I ain't gonna do it at the office or the airport, but if I catch Corey Graves on the street, you see that little bouffant hairdo he got? I'm gonna rearrange it for him.

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Sometimes, watching someone and... Like, for myself, I got a chance to meet Muhammad Ali. He invited me to his hotel, and I got a chance to take photos with him. It was the most awesome moment of my life.

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That's what cool about me being here and still being in the wrestling business. I can still give back, even being in the announcer's booth. I still feel like I'm a role model and I have a job to do.

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You don't just call a person out to a fight if you don't know their background, what they've been through, and how to test them.

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For me, fighting is in the blood, and it's something I grew up doing.

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I went to WWE to prove something. I had to go through Steve Austin, the Undertaker, Edge; I had to go through all of those guys to prove myself.

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Boston is awesome, man. It's a rush to go out there and perform.

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The NWO was one of a kind. It was led by three mega-superstars. They knew how to work the business, especially Kevin Nash. He was literally the brains behind that machine.

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WCW and WWE were two totally different environments. A lot of guys in WCW were making a lot of money, and the work schedule wasn't that hard. You had to earn it in WWE.

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It was a hell of a ride in WCW. Still, to this day, I will be WCW until the day I die.

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You cannot mention Harlem Heat without mentioning Sherri Martel at the same time.

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Just because I wasn't with my brother in the WWE, that doesn't mean I wasn't in the business.

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I look at a guy like Chris Jericho. This guy, man, he's one of the hardest workers.

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