I'd never seen a professional wrestling match. First one I saw, I was in. It was just an accident.

I was going nine times a week. You get to a point where you don't really know who you are. You're running on high octane, and you'll take all comers in every arena because there was no police. Every arena, you'd take on everybody that would come in the ring.

Piper's Pit' was totally unscripted - everything just happened - thus, innovation was a challenging must to accomplish.

If you are the heel, and if you are doing your job right, you are most hated.

Switching from one career to another can be scary, but it also can be a thrilling experience. Look at it as an opportunity to really go after what you want to accomplish in life and make a difference in the world. The key is to take small, conscious steps and prepare yourself for a successful transition.

If you want a job, do what I did: work for other people for 50 years; but the odds of you getting swallowed up by the blasphemous godless, decadent, deadly spirit of today's show business are thousands to one.

I've always maintained the basic business principles of keeping it simple, doing your homework, hard work, and common sense.

It took me a couple years to get over the stereotype I was letting myself get caught up on, being a football player trying to start a career in music.