Samoa Joe Quotes

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Samoa Joe

Profession : Wrestler

Birth : March 17, 1979

When it came to eliciting a reaction from an audience, especially at the time, I think Ric Flair is the guy who is constantly up there. Especially when you talk about speaking with passion and being able to convey a ton of emotion with his words and his body language.

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John Cena is a name I will never forget, and in the Royal Rumble, he will be the first man that I eliminate.

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I think Conor McGregor is a promoter, and I'm not here to promote any of his fights. If he were here in WWE, that would be a different story, but until that happens, I don't feel like I need to address it.

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For the majority of my career, I worked everywhere but the WWE.

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I grew up watching Transformers. I think it was one of the first cartoons that I started watching as a kid. It was awesome. I would set my clock every morning before I went to school. It was a big part of my childhood.

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As a child, I think everybody imitates their favorite cartoon character in some form or another when they're playing.

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People talk about the Kevin Owens/Sami Zayn relationship and how they'll be fighting forever, but in reality, when it comes to me and A.J. Styles, I defy anybody to find two guys who have been battling against each other longer than us.

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In the U.S., I've had the opportunity to grow up around a lot of Arab families, and the one thing that always stood out to me is the incredible hospitality; it's out of this world.

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No matter what your background or where you are from, the one thing we can all respect is when great athletes and great passion leads to great achievements.

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In your career, to walk away champion of the Greatest Royal Rumble would be something people will take with them for a lifetime.

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I love professional wrestling, and I love sports entertainment.

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I've seen the struggles and the heartache and the pain that goes along with being in the fight game.

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For me, if you are not in it to be champion, you shouldn't be in it at all.

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I had the greatest deal in the history of professional wrestling. I could work for WWE, anybody else that I wanted to, and collect income from every one of those companies, including merchandise. It was a really good deal.

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There has never been a company that has wanted me, which sounds insane.

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There is a good chance that, at 60, I will be in a wheelchair, but hey, I signed up for that. I know that.

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I always tell guys to get paid what you are worth and know what you are worth so that if you are worth it, you will get that number.

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This is a dream match to many people in this world... Me vs. Brock Lesnar is what people really want.

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If you are going to do things in your life and be responsible for your career, then be responsible for your career. You are responsible for your success.

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Anybody that got in your way or stopped you or barred your success, you either push through them or work around them. I don't have enough time for excuses or crying about people saying how someone wasn't given a proper opportunity. Nobody gave me an opportunity.

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