Top 92 Quotes & Sayings by The Iron Sheik

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Iranian wrestler The Iron Sheik.

Last updated on December 23, 2024.

Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, better known by his ring name the Iron Sheik, is an Iranian retired professional wrestler, amateur wrestler and actor. He is the only Iranian champion in WWE history, having won the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in 1983. His villainous character peaked during the 1980s WWF wrestling boom and his rivalry with Hulk Hogan turned Hogan into one of the greatest television heroes of the decade. He later formed a tag team with Nikolai Volkoff, which won the WWF Tag Team Championship at the inaugural WrestleMania event. In 2005, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Iranian - Wrestler | Born: March 15, 1942

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I knew I had to leave. If Iran was not good for eh-Takhti, it was not good for me.

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The Iron Sheik come from Iran where I went to Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling.

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I love the people to see me as gold medal, Hall of Fame, world champion that knows how to make the world news and how to come from oldest counrty in the world to be most famous Iranian in the history.

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I love the WrestleMania, and I love my family WWE. The WWE know I am the legend forever.

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The CM Punk is No. 1 in the world, bubba. He work hard. He love the wrestling business.

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Katy Perry look like Kermit the Frog.

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Only few people have same level as Iron Sheik - the Brock Lesnar and the Kurt Angle. Back in the day, they both be good opponent for me. They know I could break their ankle if I want.

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Never give up or you are big time jabroni.

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Mr. McMahon is a genius, and he know how to give the people good match from first match to the last match.

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Never cut the hand that feed you, otherwise you are no-good piece of garbage.

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World champion always say 'yes please' - never hold back when someone need humble.

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Gene Mean. He come to my wedding. He always make the Sheikie Baby look No. 1 on the promo. He know the camera zoom... it make the legend the real. Forever nobody better than the Gene Mean. I love him forever.

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We do Greco-Roman, freestyle. The Old Country way. No gimmick wrestling in my house.

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I have a lot of respect for Olivia Chow because she is a real excellent lady and honoured Iron Sheik's friend.

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I am the greatest heel, which means the bad guy in the wrestling history.

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Ultimate Warrior? No! No! The Ultimate never a good person in the business. He never respect the people.

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I never close the door on my company. WWE always there for the legend, and I love my boss the Mr. Vince Kennedy McMahon forever. He always show me that I am part of WWE family.

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In Sheikie's day, we wrestle. We not use gimmick like the table chair.

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I leave the Iran because bad things happening there when I was greatest Greco-Roman wrestler in the world.

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I very proud I drug free.

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Football players cannot be wrestlers. Wrestling is a much tougher sport.

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I love New York. Any time I come to New York, people see me and they recognize me, they come talk to me and take a picture.

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Brock Lesnar from the Minnesota. He is one of the best wrestling background, like Iron Sheik and like the Kurt Angle, Dan Gable. He the real freestyle wrestling.

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A pencil has eraser because it make mistake.

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I'm the legend. I always be the legend.

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Every hundred year, mother make baby like Iron Sheik, Michael Jordan and the Jesus. Only one chance to prove you are the real in a lifetime.

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Anthony Bourdain. He make the food, he make the world news. He know who is the real gold medal. He know what I can do. I know what he can do. He like the Jesus. He the best.

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Dusty Rhodes play good-man gimmick. He party with me long, long time in the Florida.

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I was three times AAU All-American World Champion and I had rough time. I was broke, no money and everything was bad for me until WWE.

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Being a wrestler is not an easy life. It's very hard on the body. I loved it, but it is a hard life to live.

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Respect to the Smashing Pumpkin the Black Key and the King of the Leon. They all have the real heart and work to make the people happy.

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The Brodus Clay have gimmick good for the kids and make the people happy.

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A lot of people think the wrestling is easy. I have bad knee... almost no walk. Look at the Jerry Lawler with his heart. We still get involve with the sport because we have the pride and the heart. Sometime we get hurt and sometime we don't.

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All my life I am in the gym, stay healthy, and I know how to party and make the world news.

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Mr. McMahon was the first promoter in the world give me a break at World Championship. I cannot double-cross that company.

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I beat Angelo Mosca, one of the great football players - nobody beat him - I beat him at Maple Leaf Gardens. I became champion and I cannot forget Maple Leaf Gardens.

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The Rock now the hottest thing. He come from wrestling background. Father, mother, grandfather all from wrestling business: 2-3 generations. I watch his movie. He great movie star, and I be wrestling with his father Rocky Johnson. I love them.

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I was the most hated wrestler in WWE, No. 1 company in the world.

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Why documentary about Iron Sheik? Lotta people, they ask me about my story. They ask me how the legend come from oldest country in the world, the Iran, to come to the America to become the legend.

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It hard to be real heel, like Iron Sheik-class.

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I cannot be phony.

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I love wrestling and I would do it all again. But it is a very, very hard business. There is nothing about it that is easy.

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I very easily could have broke Hulk Hogan leg because I was the real shooter. Hulk was the bodybuilder guitar player.

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If I see the... Hulk Hogan or the Donald Trump, I break their back - make them humble.

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Some days I'm in a good mood and sometimes I'm bad.

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John Cena I respect, but he know he never get out of my camel clutch and I can break his back.

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The Ric Flair, I am his teacher from the Minnesota. We work together. He great performer, he great talker.

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Bubba, in my old day I party on the road with all my friends. Now, I respect my family I respect the world and I don't do anything anymore.

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Chris Jericho know Iron Sheik the legend. He know if he get smart with me, I break his back.

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For the boxing, Muhammad Ali and the Michael Tyson both Iron Sheik class.

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I hope people get to see the real me.

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God bless my intelligent fans for their support.

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I am Shia Muslim.

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Chris Brown, he biggest jabroni. He have good name before he made a lot of money now he mess it up. What kind of man that beat the women? He no-good low life.

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I make it to the hall of fame. I pay for my due.

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I love the Kanye West, I respect the Kanye West, but his wife look like fat penguin. She eat too much cheeseburger and she have no moderation.

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You don't forget who the real Iron Sheik is. Who the real world champion, hall of fame Jesus of the twitter is. Only one Iron Sheik.

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Life on the road not easy. You live in the cold arena, hotel, airport day after day, you get tired, lonely very quick.

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When I see someone who don't respect the people, I break their back old-country way on the Twitter. I am the law of the Twitter.

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Like everybody know, six years, nobody beat Mr. Bob Backlund. I beat him in most famous arena in the world, Madison Square Garden.