Roddy Piper Quotes

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Roddy Piper

Profession : Athlete

Birth : April 17, 1954

My first match lasted 10 seconds, and I lost.

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I'm as real as they come.

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The bottom line is, don't be a lifer. Get in, get a business, get five years of what you can, and get out. What happens is they start listening to the promoters, 'You'll get the next main event.' And then, all of a sudden, you become a lifer. That's the kiss of death there. Get in shape, go in, get the money, get out, and have a wonderful life.

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I owe everything to my fans. They were the ones who cheered for me, and they were the ones who gave me the means to provide for my kids.

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I was trained by, at the time, the toughest man in the world. Not according to him, either. His name is 'Judo' Gene Lebell, and he trained Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris. He's the godfather of MMA.

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Ask me for my shirt off my back, I'll give it to you. Tell me? Not a chance.

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I'm a villain at heart. I'm a born villain.

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One night, I knocked out Mr. T, kicked Cyndi Lauper, chased Dick Clark back to his locker room, and slapped Little Richard.

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Real wrestling fans always knew Hogan couldn't wrestle. And he's not exactly an intellectual, either... The path he chose is very simple. He wears spandex in the airport. That's his identification as a man.

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For anyone who's not familiar with 'Piper's Pit,' they need to know one thing - there's absolutely no rules.

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I was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and we moved when I was 4.

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It seems like I have been fighting someone, something, someplace, in some manner, my whole life.

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We got an old saying: I would rather you punch my teeth down my throat than throw a popcorn punch!

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Bret Hart is my cousin, I'm told. Didn't know that until I was, I don't know, 28, 25.

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Bagpipes is a woodwind instrument, so you have to warm it up. But in a wrestling dressing room? You've got to be kidding me.

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Vince McMahon got really angry at me for leaving the WWE-F-G, whatever it is now.

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Guys like Ole Anderson, Gene Anderson, Mad Dog Vachon, Johnny Valentine. I love them to death. I'll love them forever.

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CM Punk is a very talented man, and I'm a big fan of his.

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Wrestling has a tremendous entrance plan. You come in, and it's, 'Boy, here you are. It's rock and roll; it's wonderful.' It's got no exit plan.

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If you've got some to say to Ric Flair, you come say it to me, and I'll make the translation.

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