Jake Hager Quotes

Jake Hager

Profession : Wrestler

Birth : March 24, 1982

To be successful in WWE, you have to love what you do. You have to want to steal the show every time you go out.

Jake Hager

A lot of great fighters were amateur wrestlers first and you can study them on film to see how they adapted the techniques.

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The level of difficulty in most areas of MMA is very high. It's a high learning curve. The footwork in boxing alone takes years to master. I will rely heavily on my amateur wrestling to get out of bad situations and take me from defense to offense. I'll try to dictate the fight on my terms.

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People want to see fighters who can put on a little show and then back it up. Hopefully I can do both of those things.

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If you speak pro wrestling or MMA, you almost speak any language.

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If I just keep my head down and I keep working hard, that's just what I do.

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Your character has to be an extension of yourself, and you got to be comfortable in it. Otherwise, people are going to see right through it. They're going to see that you're acting or that you're playing wrestling.

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People think I look like a P.E. teacher or the principal.

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Some people work their entire lives to become a professional fighter and see certain guys with exposure or just a name, hop into the professional ranks. It can rub people the wrong way and have them very doubtful of your skills because they see first-hand the hard work and how many years it takes to master this.

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If people want to compare me to Brock Lesnar - there's worse people to compare me to.

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Big risk means big reward. I want that.

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I want people to say that Jack Swagger/Jake Hager is a world champion in MMA and in pro wrestling.

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You don't see a lot of fighters with no or little experience getting to be on the main card. I know that's an incredible honor, but at the same time, I know my worth, and I know my value.

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You know, there's not a lot of guys who don't like Jack Swagger. It's a good problem to have.

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Kofi Kingston has always been one of my favorite opponents to wrestle. He and I started back in McDonough, Georgia in 2006 in developmental at Deep South together. So, our careers have come along at the same time. He's incredible.

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When you step in front of a camera, and everybody is going to have their hyped-up personality, everyone is going to have the character they are trying to play.

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Really, my family is my strength and I realize that and I am leaning on it.

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Entertainment is a big part of MMA and it is unique.

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As cool as Jack Swagger was, he felt choreographed.

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I would love to fight Fedor Emelianenko in Russia, maybe we can make that happen.

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