Sami Zayn Quotes

Sami Zayn

Profession : Athlete

Birth : July 12, 1984

Selfishly, it feels great for me to do something that might put a smile on someone else's face.

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The more work you put in, and the more you constantly and consistently give good performances against good opponents and constantly exceed people's expectations, the more you really endear yourself to the crowd. That's how your career takes off - it's just consistency and time.

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Everyone's the hero in their own story. You've lived your life. You're the good guy of your life, the protagonist of your own movie. Everyone knows that they have more in them to offer than they sometimes show.

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I was born in Canada, but both my parents are Syrian - they moved to Canada in the '70s, and I was born in a 100-percent-Arab house.

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Sitting on the sidelines is so painful because it's very difficult for me to watch wrestling and not be a participant in the ring, since that's just where I belong.

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I don't know if it's a male thing, but a lot of our emotions end up manifesting themselves in the form of anger.

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I want to leave a legacy behind that is undeniable.

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Man, it feels great to do anything that might brighten someone else's day.

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It's just so weird how you get so used to what we do: I could go in there and wrestle main events on Live Events for 25-30 minutes, but I couldn't really get the sheets off me in bed. It's weird how that works. Your body just adapts.

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The Hardys were a huge influence on me becoming a wrestler. Not so much the moves themselves, but the concepts behind the moves: trying to be innovative and just being exciting.

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I don't ever want to be boring.

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I belong in the ring.

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I want to do something that has never been done, and that's become the first two-time NXT Champion. In a sense, that's a strange distinction to want, but that has to be my goal while I'm in NXT.

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A lot of people think I reacted a little too emotionally when I said, 'If I can't beat Adrian Neville, I'm done.' But the truth is, my whole life, I've always followed my heart and my emotions.

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When I signed with WWE, a lot of people, even close friends, told me that this place was going to chew me up and spit me out, just because of the way my personality is. It's been an adjustment for me as a human being.

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I'm an idealist. You do things your way well enough, for long enough, you'll get rewarded.

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It's a slow process, getting hired by WWE. First, you get noticed; you're on their radar. Then you come for a tryout. Then you wait to hear back. There's the physical. It's a very long process.

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Feeling stupid is a terrible feeling.

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I don't think it really serves to make the world a better place, when you're only concerned about yourself.

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I am very privileged. I have everything I want and more.

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