I stopped trying to plan a long time ago - whatever's meant to happen for me in the future will happen.
— Mickie James
I'm an artist, a performer... There's an art to what we do to the wrestling... I don't want to really fight anybody.
It's cool to be able to give your fans, and people in your life, a look at a lot of things that are going on.
I wanted to have something to fall back on. I got my degree in business administration.
I have kind of reached the pinnacle of wrestling.
I wanted to help my sister, Latoya, because she's an awesome cook. She's one of the best culinary people I've ever met. She makes awesome cakes, so I was thinking about starting a little coffee shop cafe where she could sell them. I want to open a little, small, mom-and-pop place, but she can also do catering, too.
I'm not against competitive racing. I obviously grew up with horses.
To be inducted into the Hall of Fame is a huge honor for any one person in this industry. It not only gives you credibility as the mark you made in the pages of history to the fans, but notoriety for the path you paved for everyone who followed in your footsteps.
I can't say that I never will or would go back to the WWE. I honestly never intended on leaving until I retired. However we don't choose our destiny. We just live it.
I think it's human nature to say, 'You're a wrestler. That is what you do.' I think it can be hard sometimes for people to understand that you can have more than one thing you like to do.
I would really love to win one of the men's championships and throw a complete curve ball, like, out of nowhere.
I guarantee you, 9 out of 10 people in the world wouldn't step in the ring and do what I do, nor could they. I think we have one of the hardest jobs in the world.
We've all had our share of relationships failed.
Now I find my happiness in my music, what I'm doing in the ring, and being a mom. No one thing controls my happiness.
As a heel, you get to make twists and turns that really sell that character so that you can get that genuine kind of heat from people that want to hate you.
I don't kiss and tell.
When the lights in the arena turn on, I'm Mickie James all the time.
I'm a big fan of Snoop Dogg - he was super-hot when I was in high school - but I also listen to a lot of Tim McGraw.
I don't really follow MMA.
You just have to be true to yourself and do what you love to do.
I kept doing tryouts, and finally, after five years I got signed by WWE.
I love English and literature.
I've always wanted to run my horse farm.
I spent two and a half years in Louisville, and I loved it.
One really never knows what tomorrow holds. That's why you make the most of every moment - good, bad, or indifferent - and own it like only you can.
I want to keep bettering myself.
I have planned my whole future, my whole life. And nine out of 10 times, it never happens the way you want or plan or think it's going to happen.
The most significant thing is to always stay true to yourself. What brought you to where you are will continue to separate you. The thing is to be different.
You don't want to lose the nostalgia of being a superstar.
There was a match in Alaska that I had with Beth Phoenix at a house show where we had a standing ovation from Ric Flair, Triple H, John Cena, and Arn Anderson. I got to work with her so much that we knew each other's body language. Got a standing ovation from the entire locker room. It was amazing.
It kills me to watch bad wrestling; I can't do it.
You can have a lot of fun playing a bad girl.
I've always believed that I performed better under pressure.
Before Lita, women weren't doing moonsaults, hurricanrana, and other high-flying maneuvers. I think she really changed the game in the women's division.
I grew up listening to all music, not just country.
I do not want to get hit in the face for real. I'll get mad.
Probably the first artist who really captured me was Tim McGraw. His songs 'Don't Take the Girl' and 'Indian Outlaw' were fun, and he was different than a lot of artists.
My stepfather was a country music fan, and I grew up on a horse farm, so the older country, that's what he listened to.
I love art, painting, and drawing and studying art, like Rembrandt and Van Gogh.
I've had to put horses down on the farm before, and it's very, very sad.
I have horses.
I've had a lot of opportunities to grow inside and out as a performer, artist, and a woman.
I definitely want to go down as the greatest of all time. That's what anyone who has ever wanted something believes.
I've always wanted to sing so badly, but I didn't think it was something that was possible for me. Plus, I didn't think I was good at it.
It's always a big thing when you get to hold the championship because it shows that not only are you capable but that the company as a whole has faith in you.
I am very much a perfectionist, so if I were to turn heel, I'd want to be the nastiest girls out there, where the people hated me.
I love healthy competition, since I already know I'm the best in the world.
I really think that some of the best heels are also those people that can really get reactions as babyfaces, too.
When I was younger, my mom worked at a roller rink, so I'd go all the time. I learned to skate pretty well. I won the limbo all the time.
I was fortunate enough to be able to keep my real name and build a whole bio around Mickie James.
