Top 105 Quotes & Sayings by John Layfield

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American businessman John Layfield.
Last updated on September 17, 2024.
John Layfield

John Charles Layfield, better known by the ring name John "Bradshaw" Layfield, is an American businessman, television personality, retired professional wrestler and football player, who is signed to WWE. Layfield is currently a financial commentator, and is featured regularly on Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network. He is also employed by Northeast Securities as its senior vice president.

The major thing of our government is to protect the people.
When the Miz came in, most of the hazing was me working. Me on the mic, me talking to him. I gave him as much advice as I possibly could because I thought he had the ability to be a good heel. But I'm not going to apologize for hazing him.
If you're selling t-shirts as a heel - you're selling them - then you've failed miserably. — © John Layfield
If you're selling t-shirts as a heel - you're selling them - then you've failed miserably.
My belief is that the U.S. is looking at the world through a short-term lens of tariffs and elections, while China is looking at a 25-year plan of becoming the dominant global power.
A lot of people want to talk about me and my hazing. Yes, I did. I make no apologies about it whatsoever.
I'm doing cardio five days a week and will do anywhere from 30 minutes up to an hour each session, but never under 30 minutes.
I'm supposed to incite the crowd.
If we had an immigration policy, sanctuary cities would not be the symptom that manifests itself.
The problem is the for-profit colleges. These guys are absolute criminals.
Invest in good, solid companies in good sectors.
We've always gone to other countries where there's been different standards and different practices you have to adhere to. WWE is like any other company, a global company.
I fly every single week, sometimes up to four days a week, and I see incredible inconsistencies in TSA throughout our country.
I had seen the ethos of rugby, and I was very much an admirer. For us, it's a beautiful sport, what I guess what Pele called soccer in Brazil. It's so simple; it's easy to understand. You can play five on five or 15 on 15.
If a guy has served time and served his sentence, he deserves the right to gainful employment, but he does not deserve the right to be put at the front of the list. — © John Layfield
If a guy has served time and served his sentence, he deserves the right to gainful employment, but he does not deserve the right to be put at the front of the list.
Money goes where it's rewarded. Money goes where it is needed the most.
To me, you get into this business to make money and to make a name for yourself. And the fact that you're on the indies for 15 years is not a badge of honor.
Leaving college early to play pro football was the best thing that happened to me. I got to drop the most boring poetry class. Dumbest thing I did was being in that class.
I work with kids every day, and I preach to them how much more they make and how much easier it is to get a job when they get a college education.
Rugby is just a ball. I would be much more versed to coach American football, but you need 22 players and all of the equipment. With rugby, all you need is some green grass, a ball, and a bunch of kids who want to run into each other really hard, which they enjoy.
I think, Randy Orton, he has obviously been around a long time, but I think Randy Orton can be a terrific heel.
I draw the line between me and my character.
When I broke my leg in college my first year, they were worried that I wouldn't walk straight again. In fact, I'm pretty pigeon-toed, and most people think I don't walk straight anyway.
I told myself after my football career was over that if I ever started making good money again, I would invest it wisely.
I've spent 7 Christmases in Iraq and Afghanistan with WWE.
My dad was a banker, and I've always had an interest in it.
Did I haze the Miz? Hell yes!
Most of my promos are straight out of Pat Buchanan's run for election.
Why is it a badge of honour to say you spent 15 years in AA ball?
We knew that AJ Styles might be the best in the world. We didn't realize that until he got to WWE.
I grew up a big fan of the J. R. Ewing character of the 'Dallas' TV show, and I grew up around people who were very similar to J. R.: they had come into a ton of money. And they loved to flaunt it and loved to drive fancy cars and wear the big cowboy hats and nice suits.
There is so much talent! Now, we may not have at the moment that transcendent next-level 'Stone Cold' or The Rock, but I assure you, they're there.
For all these internet fans out there that want to hate Roman Reigns and say, 'No, we're standing up because we don't like him...' Few people in the history of this business walk into an arena and everybody stands on their feet - everybody.
Colleges take kids' money. It's that simple.
The 'One Belt, One Road' initiative has been dismissed by some as not working. But America could be becoming weaker by ignoring what is going on right under our noses.
Whether you love him or whether you hate him, Roman Reigns has earned his spot, and I'm hot at all these little crybabies out there going, 'We just stand up and boo him because we really don't like him.' Oh, really?
I wrestled all over the world, in carnivals and tents in Europe and in Japan over 50 times.
If you have a problem, the NYPD is the greatest police force to the world.
Walmart has stores in almost every city in North America. When they go to same-day delivery, they don't have to build warehouses across North America like Amazon has to do. It is so much cheaper for Walmart to use existing stores as distribution centers.
Second homes are an investment. — © John Layfield
Second homes are an investment.
Walmart is going to be very good at this e-commerce game.
When people are able to live at home, they have more disposable income. That part is good for the economy.
When I got hurt - I broke my back in a match in London, England - I had to retire and became just a commentator.
When I got cut from the National Football League, I had nowhere to go. I moved in with my parents until I got on my feet again.
The biggest rivalries I've had were with Eddie Guerrero and The Undertaker. I had long, long feuds with both of these men, and both were groomsmen at my wedding.
I don't know what happened to the millennials. I think too much coddling is not a good thing.
That's one of my issues with the pharmaceutical industry - they believe pharmacy is a panacea for absolutely everything.
We must deal with Chinese theft of intellectual property, though no one is sure that tariffs are the solution.
I'm a part of major league rugby. We had a league meeting to decide what to do with anthem protests, and even though I personally agree with what they say they are protesting as inequality and judicial system and incarceration rates among minorities, we decided all should stand and respect every national anthem.
I feel very strongly about our flag and our country. — © John Layfield
I feel very strongly about our flag and our country.
I think The Miz can be a terrific heel. Miz enjoys being a heel, and I think he's actually very good at it. People look at him and want to hate him. That's what you want.
You can't use the tax code as a penal system because you don't like what a country is doing.
You want to change Saudi Arabia? You send something like WWE.
Brexit is a disaster, Italy won't be real about its debt, and the European Union is in trouble.
So if you ask those people who say they're standing up to boo Roman Reigns because, 'We don't like him,' 'Okay, would you pay to see Roman Reigns get beat?' 'Oh, absolutely! I'd love to see him get beat.' He's doing his job because people pay to see him.
Government needs to stay out of nearly everything.
I tore my biceps and had two hernia surgeries.
I don't think people realize how good Fit Finlay was. He was the best heel and probably the best worker I'd ever seen.
Presidential scandals have traditionally and historically no effect on the market.
When I started, guys were hazed, and for good reason.
You look at right-to-work states: a lot of car companies are relocating down to the South so they don't have to deal with the unions or the legacy cost or any of those things, and that's what manufacturing's done.
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