I'm from a wrestling family, a wrestling dynasty. And as biased as that may be, I firmly believe I am from the greatest wrestling family of all time.
I never want to hide my wrestling background.
I came from my father being one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. It's really hard to fill those shoes.
I've got some great stuff in my sports memorabilia collection. But my favorite thing by far is the robe. I actually have a Ric Flair robe with 'the Nature Boy' on the back. That's awesome. When I look at it, it brings back so many memories of my childhood and my teen years.
I'm a second-generation professional wrestler. My family, the Rhodes family, has been wrestling for 50-odd years.
My wrestling and family go together. It's always been that way, from day one with my mom and dad, my sister, my wife, four daughters, grandsons, son-in-laws.
I have to say, the first time I stepped into the ring, it was probably at the age of 4. That's when I was hanging out with my uncle, my mom's brother, Rey Mysterio Sr. It runs in the family; it's stayed in the family.
My trainer, Marty Jones, was trained by Billy Robinson, so was Johnny Saint and a lot of great British wrestlers.
My father left a bit of his life with me. He gave me a gift, as did so many other wrestlers, like Mike DiBiase, Bob Geigel, Verne Gagne and Gene Kiniski. They all left me with something.
I always had a love for the business. I remember hearing the stories about the patriarch of our family, 'High Chief' Peter Maivia, starting out wrestling in a rundown gym back in Auckland, New Zealand, then traveling the world, wrestling all over.
I'm very proud to be part of the biggest family in wrestling, the Samoan Dynasty.
Professional wrestling is in my blood. I may have second guessed it in the past, but I know it now.
My whole family are wrestlers; I was brought up in the business.
Many of those who have paid the ultimate price for freedom have come through the wrestling ranks. We need to honor them and win this decision to have wrestling - the world's oldest sport - remain a part of the most prestigious athletic competition in the world, the Olympics.
I had wrestling in my blood.
Tag Team specialists like The Revival, The Singh Brothers, Sasha and Bayley, and myself and Beth Phoenix find ourselves watching back old Hart Foundation matches wanting to try to emulate 'The Porsche and The Tank.'
Someone like Bruno Sammartino should never be a jobber on a video game, so and so forth. I think you have to pay respect.
In the old days wrestling had a certain showmanship. All those people paid their dues. They knew how to wrestle.
I come from a wrestling background - my father and grandfather were into wrestling.
Curtis Axel has more talent than his grandfather and his father.
My dad used to be a Greco-Roman wrestler, and he was Norwegian champion six years on the bounce from 1966 to 1971. But I never saw him wrestle. I've only read the clippings.
There are many wrestlers in my mother's family. So I guess I've inherited my love for wrestling from my mother's side of the family.
I wish I could have wrestled back in that era of the NWA with my dad. Real old-school style.
Coming up the ranks, I've got to see those who were sons of professional wrestlers get in the ring when they were five years old. I would wrestle around with them. Guys like The Rock and Randy Orton.
