Top 116 Quotes & Sayings by Mick Foley - Page 2

There was a time when Vader and I had a main event Pay-Per-View match, back in 1993 at Halloween Havoc, and I firmly thought that it was going to be the biggest match of my career and that everything after would just be going downhill.

I'm still a big wrestling fan. I buy the Pay-Per-Views. I think that gives me the right to speak out just like any other fan.

I'd like to see Dolph Ziggler get involved in a really intense, personal feud that will bring out another side of his personality. Because the personality is there, and the wrestling is there, so I'd like someone to come along and bring out his ugly side.

A lot of my loyalty is to the wrestlers - the guys who put their heart and health on the line.

In 1999, I had my back against the wall, and WWE had a ghostwriter working on an autobiography for me. He was halfway through, and it was awful, just boring. I took over as a way of trying to fix things, as I thought I could probably do a better job.

Even though 'SmackDown' has been kind of like the Internet darling, I believe that if they had three hours instead of two, they would find out that it's tough to be a darling when you've got that massive three-hour anchor around your neck.

I was given a chance to try announcing, and it was a job that, in the end, I did not care for very much.

The first few songs of the album 'Little Earthquakes' were unlike anything I'd ever heard.

In a sense, I think the WWE Universe has become one of the greatest characters of the modern era.

I think doing The Improv is a little more ominous than doing a college campus because it was so different than anything I'd done.

The truth is, pro wrestling is such an incredibly vast, incredibly surreal world. There's no telling how many words could be written about the subject - especially when the subject involves WWE.

I love, for example, 'Full Frontal with Sam Bee.' I just love her show.

As a halfway decent college DJ, I had been exposed to some great progressive stuff and always took pride in unearthing musical gems.

I always felt like the wrestling business was better off with two viable mainstream promotions.

My mother wanted me to be a writer, which I have ended up taking a long road round to.

I don't have much choice but to be a WWE fan in my house.

I am a roller-coaster addict.

You want the match to be like a roller coaster, so you can't predict it.

I really enjoy watching the younger talent like The Shield rise up on the card and make a huge impact.

For me, announcing wasn't the ideal working condition.

When people see my show, they may not laugh out loud as they do with some of the classic comedians, but they do enjoy it. I regret that I called it comedy to begin with; I should have called it 'An Evening With' or put it down as spoken word. But the emphasis is always on funny stories.

I think what limited my role when I was WWE commissioner in 2000 was my reluctance to get back in the ring every now and then.

One thing I was proud of when I did the college talks was that, although stories revolved around experiences that I had in wrestling, one did not need to be a wrestling fan to enjoy them.

The fans still want to see me, sweat pants and all.

I loved Steve Martin when I was younger, in the '70s.

At heart, I was always a performer, not a competitor.

Probably better than anybody, I realized that I could have easily been one of those guys who was not seen as being a WWE-type guy.

I really enjoy Sarah Silverman's fearlessness.

I remember being really hurt by a relative of a good friend of mine when I mentioned that someone was a great wrestler - she said, 'What do you mean? How can you be great at wrestling?' I stopped them and said, 'Do you think that what I do takes no talent whatsoever?' She realized how hurtful those words were.

Everything's relative. I don't think any new pursuit will be as difficult as trying to break into wrestling 25 years ago.

I always had an appreciation for diverse musical styles.

I can still remember the first time I heard Tori Amos. It was the fall of 1993, and I was in the back of a colossal '79 Lincoln Coupe Mark V, embarking on some otherwise forgettable road trip somewhere in the Deep South.

Bray Wyatt is one of the most captivating characters to come down the pike in ages.

I wanted to be a baseball player, but I became fascinated with wrestling as a teenager.

Political parties could learn a lot from pro wrestling, as we have our passionate base, too, but we don't necessarily gear our show around them.

I leave my editor to put the periods and commas in.

It might surprise people to know that the person who convinced me to write the third memoir - 'The Hardcore Diaries' - was actually Vince McMahon.

We believe that our RAW team will, basically, exploit Shane's McMahon lack of regular wrestling.

I can't jump high, so I jump from high places.

Yeah, that's a good point.

A big book is like a serious relationship; it requires a commitment. Not only that, but there's no guarantee that you will enjoy it, or that it will have a happy ending. Kind of like going out with a girl, having to spend time every day with her - with absolutely no guarantee of nailing her in the end. No thanks.

On the 8th day, God created Mankind. Why was he having such a bad day? Why did he create all of you normal... but forget so many important parts of me?

I'm no expert, Rock, but I don't think I have any poontang...to give you.

If God built me a ladder to heaven, I would climb it and elbow drop the world

Welcome to Anaheim, California, my fellow broken-down, washed-up wrestler.

Shut your role and know your mouth.

If the WWF was about talent, Taka Michinoku would have been WWF champion

A big book is like a serious relationship; it requires a commitment.

I happen to be a three-time former WWF Champion and a hardcore legend, and I never had my own dressing room.

I would rather hurt a man...than love a woman.

Look! I can't even wear glasses because my ear is missing. I'm hardcore! I'm hardcore!

I thought about going to WCW but then I realized I wasn't old enough.

Shane McMahon had that tremendous match at WrestleMania with the Undertaker. He's fearless.

Destruction CAN be beautiful!

This is for all the little Stingers

I really like it. I really, really like it. Ah, ah, ah, ah...buried alive...buried alive.