I was trained by, at the time, the toughest man in the world. Not according to him, either. His name is 'Judo' Gene Lebell, and he trained Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris. He's the godfather of MMA.
— Roddy Piper
I'm as real as they come.
When I was 14, I was 5th in the world playing bagpipes - that's how I got the name Roddy the Piper, and then, you know, eventually it just became 'Roddy Piper.'
A lot of guys that were trailblazers, if we were to go back to the actual time, were just really scared and had no choice, but the water's rushing in, and you either swim or sink.
You never let somebody come from outside the business, have their way with the business, and then leave the next day and laugh at you. How the hell does David Arquette become World Champion?
I ran out of tears when I was 14.
I broke my right ankle. Four ribs. One rib went into my liver. My spleen. My back in two places.
I'm kind of a go-get-'em kind of guy.
Only thing I ever thought I'd see is a picture with me in a uniform with stripes on it and a number under my mug shot.
Guys like Ole Anderson, Gene Anderson, Mad Dog Vachon, Johnny Valentine. I love them to death. I'll love them forever.
I never faked my emotions or my desire to be a winner.
I like choir music. I sincerely do!
I lived on the street myself.
Without putting words in anybody's mouth, I think that Roddy has a reputation for being a rebel. I don't think that's a big secret.
I've been around the world seven times, been stabbed three times, been down in an airplane, and once dated the Bearded Lady.
I hate a bully, and I hate racists.
Real wrestling fans always knew Hogan couldn't wrestle. And he's not exactly an intellectual, either... The path he chose is very simple. He wears spandex in the airport. That's his identification as a man.
I owe everything to my fans. They were the ones who cheered for me, and they were the ones who gave me the means to provide for my kids.
My first match lasted 10 seconds, and I lost.
I was 15 years old when I started wrestling full time, and I know what I had to go through to get here.
I'm very proud of The Rock.
The business has taken a toll on me.
One night, I knocked out Mr. T, kicked Cyndi Lauper, chased Dick Clark back to his locker room, and slapped Little Richard.
I've had over seven thousand pro fights.
I left home when I was 13. When I was 15, I was living in a youth hostel, and I was the 167-pound amateur wrestling champion.
For years and hundreds of thousands of miles, I drove with one knee, with the eight-track and the light dome on in the car, and a yellow pad, just writing down random ideas. I had notebooks and notebooks. The next morning, I'd go, 'Whoa, what was I thinking?' But there'd be one or two ideas that weren't that bad.
Bagpipes is a woodwind instrument, so you have to warm it up. But in a wrestling dressing room? You've got to be kidding me.
I put my heart into my career, and the people knew that I did that; and I went from being the most hated man to one of the best loved.
I was the first wrestler ever in the history of wrestling to star in a major motion studio picture that became #1 box office of the weekend, and that gave the itch to I don't know how many wrestlers.
Kurt Angle and Matt Hardy... I have so much respect for them.
CM Punk is a very talented man, and I'm a big fan of his.
I've had Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy as a tag-team partner.
Wrestling moves are made for arenas, not the screen.
I did three television shows in Poughkeepsie in one day, with Adrian Adonis and The Iron Sheik. They gave us no food.
The bottom line is, don't be a lifer. Get in, get a business, get five years of what you can, and get out. What happens is they start listening to the promoters, 'You'll get the next main event.' And then, all of a sudden, you become a lifer. That's the kiss of death there. Get in shape, go in, get the money, get out, and have a wonderful life.
It was by accident I got into wrestling. Somebody didn't show up, and I just filled in.
Wrestling saved my life.
We got an old saying: I would rather you punch my teeth down my throat than throw a popcorn punch!
I'm not as sharp as I used to be.
Wrestlers are the best.
Burt Reynolds, the first time I met him, he introduced me at Madison Square Garden at Wrestlemania X.
I'd never seen a professional wrestling match. First one I saw, I was in. It was just an accident.
I only had an A game... no matter where I was.
The WWE gave me a family and a life.
When I get to Heaven, I'll want to fight.
Ask me for my shirt off my back, I'll give it to you. Tell me? Not a chance.
'Pro Wrestlers vs. Zombies' is a comedy. It was fun. You just don't take it serious. You just go there, get your popcorn, and sit down.
It seems like I have been fighting someone, something, someplace, in some manner, my whole life.
I've been in 30 car crashes, none of 'em my fault, I swear on a stack of midgets... OK, they were probably all my fault.
They say that wrestlers are actors, and they couldn't be more wrong. The truth is wrestling and acting could not be more opposite. Wrestling is explosion, and acting is implosion.
