Tommaso Ciampa Quotes

Tommaso Ciampa

Profession : Wrestler

Birth : May 8, 1985

My Instagram took on a life of its own and became very different from my Twitter. I never used Instagram to post. I'm into fitness, I used it to follow a few people in the fitness world to see exercise ideas and or nutrition ideas. All of a sudden I felt like I was a part of that community.

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I try as much as possible to take a moment every so often, pause, and enjoy the journey.

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Sometimes injuries can be the best thing that happen to a guy because it allows you to freshen up and allows the crowd to miss you.

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I was my high school football team's captain, not because I was the guy who scored the most touchdowns, but the guy who was in the midst of every play.

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The big picture goal is legacy. It's knowing that when I'm done, what I've done has changed the industry in some way and made an impact in some way.

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It was really implemented in me from day one that everything I do out there cannot be misconstrued as fake. That's not to say I won't do things for a chuckle, but my own personal style is to be intense and snug. I want it as real as humanely possible.

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I am writing my own legacy, and I am carrying NXT along for the ride.

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Johnny Gargano, to me, he's the best professional wrestler in the world today. No doubt about it. Inside the ring, bell-to-bell, there's just nobody better. So having him as a teammate for years as part of DIY helped me tremendously.

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Going from the top 'heel' in the industry, taking some time away to heal my neck and allow the people to miss me and understand what it was they had with me and just how special I am, allowed me to come back.

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I don't think it's any secret anymore that I have a family away from the business.

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I ended up voluntarily leaving Ring of Honor when my contract was up because I was making so much more money on the independent scene.

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I love good versus evil. It always works. Even when you look at superhero movies, the action is really cool and all that, but what sucks you in is good trying to overcome evil.

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I'd never want a fan who is completely invested to feel like I dismissed his thoughts or how they feel.

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For me, my layer came so organically, 'oh, he went and got neck surgery,' and you see a bit of real life with the baby, my wife and home life. It opened up this whole new insight into me for the viewer.

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I am the champion of champions. I'm the main event. I'm untouchable. I, Tommaso Ciampa, am the greatest sports-entertainer of all time.

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I have the best physique in all of WWE; this is not by accident.

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If you are teaching your child to be content with a participation award, then you already failed at life.

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I feel like I do my best work when I am put into scenarios where there's some in-depth story to be told.

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I always tell people, when I was a kid, there was four pay-per-views a year, and everything had three-month builds, and it was just the best thing ever. That's my wrestling. It was like, if there was a way for it to go back to that, oh my God, I would be so happy. And that's what NXT has provided.

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When 'In Your House' became a thing when I was a kid, it was just the coolest ever and people are winning houses... So when NXT is bringing out the old-school graphics, the only thing I'm wondering is if somehow we could have that old 'In Your House' set. That's all just the fan in me.

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