Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Booker T
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American wrestler Booker T.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
That's something I always say is good to do in life, is to leave our mark in this lifetime.
My dream was to make it in life. I didn't know how it was going to be. My brother guided me toward a wrestling ring, and I gravitated to it very quickly. It seemed like deja vu for me, and I said, 'Wow, I think this might be it.'
I really think, Charlotte Flair, come on, her legacy is going to be cemented throughout the years. That's just a given!
In professional wrestling, I'm sure in combat sports, there's always gonna be testosterone.
I talk about Hulk Hogan being in my corner back in the day... Back in the day, if it wasn't for Hulk Hogan, I don't know if Booker T and Stevie Ray would've gotten the push that we got.
I actually met Donald Trump and shook his hand and looked him in the eye, and it tells me a lot when you look a person in the eye. He's a man's man first and foremost; you know, you can't pretty much, you know, put him to the side and expect anything less than a good fight.
Aw, man, it's huge to actually have a platform and let the world see Reality of Wrestling as well as to be able to compete with all the other independent companies around the world.
Everybody is not born with a silver spoon in their mouth. There are only a very small percentage of those types of people, you know what I mean?
When you start thinking it is a party instead of putting your suit and tie on and getting your job done and handling your business, you are thinking about the wrong thing.
Sharmell was the first woman that I thought about talking to, and if you listen to Sharmell, she thought I hated her the first time we met because I was always all business.
Throughout my whole time in wrestling on the road, going out and being around some of the whitest people in the world, I've never had any problems with anybody. It was never black or white. Booker T was just a wrestler. I did that by design.
My thing has always been preparation. When I was a performer on the roster as one of the guys on a weekly, full-time schedule, I was always prepared.
Baltimore is a great wrestling town.
It was something I was dreaming about, to be in WCW or WWE. At that time, it was an escape for me, out of the norm from being a neighborhood kid.
If we truly want to make America great, we need to fix this racial inequality.
The nWo almost singlehandedly ruined the business as far as good guys, bad guys, cowboys, and Indians.
Oh, man, first part of my career was awesome: having my big brother Steve Ray - he's my blood brother, my real brother - having him watch my back for nearly 10 years in WCW.
I've always wanted my fans to love me for coming out and performing.
If I catch Corey Graves on the street, I'm gonna do something to him. I ain't gonna do it at the office or the airport, but if I catch Corey Graves on the street, you see that little bouffant hairdo he got? I'm gonna rearrange it for him.
I've got twin babies - a boy and a girl - and it's great.
It's almost like the Monday Night Wars for me all over again. That's the kind of feeling I get with Reality of Wrestling.
You don't just call a person out to a fight if you don't know their background, what they've been through, and how to test them.
My first contract with WCW was, like, $70,000 a year. I didn't know you could make that kind of money doing this. I was like, 'Wow. I think I'm going to stick around for a long time.'
At the end of the day, it is about taking care of your family. Going out and doing the job like Stevie Ray would say, to the best of your ability until something better comes along. I say that because it's very simple; we are all in the entertainment business.
I'm a nice guy - until you get on my bad side.
I'm not homophobic or anything like that, but when gay people come out, it's like, 'You didn't have to tell me that, because I'm still going to still give you a hug.'
There's been so many rivals, most of them Canadian guys like Rick Martel, Christian and Chris Benoit. Those guys were all ultimate professionals, every one of them.
Muhammad Ali was my idol, and I always say, if Muhammad Ali had told me the exact same thing my mother, the principal, the security guard, my brothers... you know, the same thing they were telling me that I didn't listen to, I would have listened, just because it came from Muhammad Ali.
You've got to be able to think on your own; you've got to be creative. You can't be willing to take a backseat.
Sometimes, watching someone and... Like, for myself, I got a chance to meet Muhammad Ali. He invited me to his hotel, and I got a chance to take photos with him. It was the most awesome moment of my life.
Success starts in the household and with education.
Actually, a person asked me if I was ever going to come back to WWE. I told them that if I came back, it probably wouldn't be as WWE Superstar, because the young guys are really what it's all about. Bringing me back as an announcer is a great position for me to actually go out and make the young guys bigger stars.
I always say that Sheri Martell was that one thing that put Harlem Heat on the map, made us a legitimate tag team.
I always wanted to be mentioned in the same breath as all of the great wrestlers.
I do not see Dean Ambrose leaving WWE to go somewhere else.
Corey Graves - he's thrown jabs at me; I've thrown jabs back, you know? And you know, the thing is, Corey Graves, of course, yeah, he's a college educated young man. His vernacular is a little different than mine.
I've never really considered myself a wrestler. I always considered myself an entertainer, but I always wanted to be better than the guy next to me.
When fathers are actually in the household and more families are educating their children, then our society will be a whole lot better.
We listened to Donald Trump speak at the debate about 'Stop and Frisk.' I don't think it's a good way to go through life. I don't think that's going to solve any of our problems. It's actually going to make racial tension a whole lot worse, and it's going to make us feel like we're singled out.
I never had any major surgeries or anything like that. I've had a few career-threatening injuries, but I bounced back from them.
If you're not prepared to go out and steal the show every night, your job is going to be much more on the line on a regular basis. If you can master that, that's something that you never really have to worry about.
That's what cool about me being here and still being in the wrestling business. I can still give back, even being in the announcer's booth. I still feel like I'm a role model and I have a job to do.
If I got Corey Graves into a fisticuffs, I would beat him down like he stole something.
We, as a people, we gotta know when it's time to speak up and when it's time to shut up.
You cannot mention Harlem Heat without mentioning Sherri Martel at the same time.
There are no barriers, and there is no glass ceiling when you put in the work.
People don't want to see Hulk Hogan as the bad guy. Hulk Hogan is the ultimate good guy.
It was a great ride, 10-time world tag team champion with my brother and then to work with Sheri Martell back in the days, you know, a dream come true.
Personally, I'm not a Republican, and I'm not a Democrat. People need to stop focusing on becoming part of a party and instead voting with their mind and their heart.
Just being a commentator is not as easy as people think with going out there and talking for three hours. So, I don't call myself a commentator: I call myself an analyst.
There was a question in my mind, because I am black, if the fans would accept a black world champion. 'Bash at the Bash' was a topsy-turvy night. Finally, when the 1-2-3 came, the fans erupted. All my questions were answered; they really did want to see me win.
I love MMA. I love the sport of it.
To be able to make a difference in one life is really what I'm all about. To make a change.
People say, 'Respect your elders,' but I always go, 'Respect your young people because they are our future.'
Racism is something that is taught. We, as a people, need to work to get past that.
Everyone deserves a second chance. That's just the way I am.
Vince Russo stuck up for me in WCW when it came down to who should be world champ. From what I've heard, there was a meeting, and Russo stood up for me. I would not be six-time world champion if it were not for Vince Russo. I would not even be one-time world champion if it weren't for Vince Russo.
The parts of life that drive me are getting that homeless person off the street and helping people receive the education they deserve. I want to be able to help the ones that want the help, but also guide the ones who don't so they are also in a better position.
I got my name in the hat for 2019 Mayor of Houston, Texas.
Most people who are not of color, their parents didn't need to tell them how to act around police or what to do if they ever got pulled over. Never, not once. We are taught that in the black neighborhoods. I've been profiled and pulled over, so it's not like I don't know.
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