I haven't backed down from a fight in my life, and I won't start tonight.

You learn to laugh at yourself and you also lean on comedy as a crutch to kind of take the edge off because comedians often are self-deprecating and they cross lines that they shouldn't. Stuff like that brings a smile to my face every once in a while when needed.

A true champion is not judged by how much he or she is admired, but by how well they can stand at the face of adversity.

The WWE has a massive outreach on social media, and our fanbase is very vocal. So many young people watch the WWE, and I can turn around and say: "This also happens to me. Daily." I've been regarded as a very "controversial" figure, but in a setting like this, where I talk to young people, it helps.

... there's been a lot of balls that have been pounding in that end zone.

People can say whatever they want about the sport of bodybuilding, but to get prepared to do a contest or even think about doing a contest, or even to get into decent shape, it requires a certain amount of discipline, and it comes from taking a new year's resolution to a lifestyle.

I don't have any elaborate uniforms; I come to the ring in a T-shirt, a pair of sneakers and some shorts.