Sami Zayn Quotes

Sami Zayn

Profession : Athlete

Birth : July 12, 1984

It's definitely a sensitive topic to discuss, but I have felt, since I signed with the WWE, I was in a unique position to reestablish how Arabs were perceived in the WWE and western media.

Sami Zayn

Ever since I was a kid and growing up and watching things like the 'Naked Gun' movies, there was always this stereotype about how Arabs were perceived and portrayed. I've never watched those Arab villains in the movie and felt like that was me.

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I think it's important for youngsters from all walks of life to have some sort of representative that they can look up to and aspire to be and let them know there's a chance for anybody from any background.

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That's the spirit of America, right? Anybody from any background can make it anywhere with enough hard work.

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I'm very proud that I can be myself. I'm not trying to be Arabic, I'm just being me, and I happen to be Arabic. I think that might be refreshing to some people, and it's a bit more realistic than these pantomime villains we've seen before.

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If you work really hard at something for a really, really long time, you do it well. Eventually, somebody will notice.

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I'm very much an Arab, although I need to practise my Arabic more.

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Sometimes you have to say what's on your mind if it's something that's really important to you.

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I don't want to tell fans what to think or what to believe or whatever, but at the same time, some things just hit you very personally.

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You have to stand by your beliefs.

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Not every magical moment in your career is going to happen on the biggest stage of the year.

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I was always a wrestling fan, and being an Arab kid who grew up in Canada, there was no representation for people like me.

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I think fans always felt that I try real hard and I am passionate about what I do.

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When I was a teenager, a friend of mine got a job on a wrestling radio show in Montreal, and he found a local professional wrestler who was able to train us.

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I have always loved wrestling and grew up watching it - my earliest memories include watching Hulk Hogan.

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I always wanted to be a wrestler when I grew up.

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I hate the word 'annoying!'

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I have no pokerface.

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I'm bad at fishing for information.

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The heel I want to be is real mouthy, which is fine, but I want to be a guy that can be taken seriously to win the world title.

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