India has very motivated and talented people, and given the right opportunity, we always rise to the top.
— Jinder Mahal
I want to be the IC Champion. I want to be the U.S. Champion. I want to be the tag team champion. I want to hold all the championships.
You can't just become complacent or lazy, or then the decline happens.
I think I'm going to be successful in WWE.
One of my goals is to become a WWE Hall of Famer.
WrestleMania is amazing.
We are here to entertain and ultimately put smiles on people's faces.
I had become complacent in WWE when I got released in 2014. I had become unmotivated. I wasn't driven. I was out of shape and just not focussed.
I was on 'SmackDown' TV when I was 24. I was released when I was 27 and came back at 29.
Every time I write down my goals, I realize that I have to hit the gym. I have to eat right. I have to improve in the ring. I have to give it 100%. I have to improve on my promos. These are the things that go through my head daily because I work hard on them.
Mentally, you can't expect positive things to start happening in your life with a negative attitude.
There was originally no plan in place for me to become WWE champion. It felt like I became the No. 1 contender out of nowhere. I call what I did forcing the results. I wasn't happy with my position. I was putting in the work, but I wasn't getting the results. I was going to force the result no matter what the cost.
I'm an example that, in the WWE, there are opportunities for people who work hard, improve constantly.
I'm a firm believer that you get back what you put in.
When I am on 'Raw' and 'Smackdown,' I try to make the best of it.
I take a magnesium supplement before my workout because it prevents cramping.
If you eat every two hours, your body doesn't really hold much fat, and it actually speeds up your metabolism.
Two months before I re-signed with WWE, I decided just out of nowhere that I will start dieting, to work on my body and train harder. I started focusing more. Two months later, WWE called me back to re-sign. That was not a coincidence but the universe telling me that I am ready.
Even in WWE, you believe it when it happens. Because anything can happen in the WWE at the last minute. Things happen, things change, and decisions are made.
Every day, you have to put in the hard work.
Why can't I beat AJ Styles? I beat AJ Styles in the past before.
WWE is the epitome of Sports Entertainment; it gets no bigger than this. So, whether you are on 'Raw' or on 'SmackDown,' the level of talent that we have on both sides is second to none.
I would love to take the WWE championship back to India. Nobody has ever taken a WWE championship to India, so just to think about the power that I would have to motivate the youth and to inspire a tremendous amount of people there is amazing.
We don't want to upset our fans, because that's not what we are here to do.
I haven't read 'The Secret,' but I know what it's about, just having positive energy around you and being positive, and things start happening. I'm really, honestly, a firm believer of this.
At the end of the day, I write down an 'L' or a 'W,' whether or not the day was a 'Loss' or if it was a 'Win.' It really bothers you to have to write down an 'L.' An 'L' looks like a day I ate a lot of junk food, or I didn't work out when I was supposed to or train when I was supposed to train, or if I felt that I had a bad performance in the ring.
You never know when the break is going to come, so you have to keep plugging away.
Sometimes, guys are in a slump, or you feel like you're not doing anything with the company, and I felt like that for years. But it can all change.
Rob Gronkowski cost me the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, and I haven't forgot that.
If I aspire to be the king of WWE, one day if I keep working at it, I will be the king of WWE.
I have a very positive outlook. I set goals for myself, and I write down my goals.
In Birmingham, England, I had a match with Tyson Kidd, and Mick Foley was at ringside and delivered a socko to me at the end of the match. That was another one of those moments that, if you told me I would be in the ring with Mick Foley giving me a socko, I wouldn't believe you.
You can actually eat very clean at Chipotle. They have white rice, they have brown rice, and they have chicken. I stay away from the guac and the sour cream. I just get lettuce, double-meat chicken, and a white or brown rice.
It is an honor to represent the people of India every time I step into the ring.
The Big Show and Mark Henry and even John Cena helped me along my journey.
I would tell Vince McMahon, 'Hey! I'm telling you, I'm going to run this place one day.' And I think Vince likes to hear that. He knew I was motivated. He knew I was hungry.
MMA, cricket, or anything, you cannot just coast. Every day, you have to wake up hungry.
I beat Randy Orton, one of the all-time greats, you know. Why can't I beat a Brock Lesnar?
Obviously, in WWE, everyone is on top of their game.
If a situation came about something that would offend someone culturally, I would definitely speak up. WWE would want us to speak up because negative press is not our goal.
Getting released in 2014 was the best thing that happened to me because I got to regain my focus, regain my pride, and come back as the best-conditioned athlete there is in WWE, which ultimately led me to become the single greatest WWE champion.
I behave. I lock myself in my hotel room every night.
I listen to a lot of audio books and business-related books. All of the great businessmen have one thing in common: they write down their goals. They keep a journal. Not only that, but I write down my goals, and I check it off: whether or not I ate right, work out, check it off.
The secret to my success is persistence.
The whole 'SmackDown' roster has a chip on its shoulder.
What I do normally is I do the cardio, then I'll eat - protein shake, oatmeal, banana - then I'll hit the gym, and I'll be in the gym for two hours.
Diet hard, train hard.
In order to succeed in WWE, you're responsible. If you put in 100 percent, you get back 100 percent.
Being part of 'Raw 1000' in the same ring with Undertaker and Kane leading an army of young hungry wrestlers was amazing.
The first thing I do when I wake up is cardio on an empty stomach. I'll just drink water, or maybe I'll have a black coffee with no sugar, and I'll do about 25 minutes of cardio, six days a week.
