When I was a kid at four years old, that's when I started amateur wrestling with my dad and family. And when that's instilled in you, it never goes away.
Dwayne JohnsonOur reputations precedes us. If I know someone is not nice, not kind, an asshole - I generally don't want to work with them.
Dwayne JohnsonSuccess at anything will always come down to this: focus & effort. And we control both.
Dwayne JohnsonLook at The Rock's competition! Look at him! It looks like a big monkey came down here, took a crap, and out came Mankind!
Dwayne JohnsonI always keep moments that were defining for me in my past and challenged me in my past - from getting evicted out of my apartment when I was 14 years old, to being cut from the CFL [Canadian Football League] and only having 7 bucks in my pocket, to bouts with depression - I keep moments like that very close to me because it continues to be great motivators for me. It helps keep me grounded, and it's a good reminder of how things work, and I never want to go back to that.
Dwayne Johnson