The Miz Quotes

My inspirations were 'Macho Man' Randy Savage and Andre the Giant. It was easy to understand their character.

Growing up, I idolized Big Boss Man and Bam Bam Bigelow just because they were big guys who could move and were tough. I felt like they both rode motorcycles. And Bam Bam had his head tattooed. Those are the guys who really got me into wrestling.

When I was growing up, I was a big Ultimate Warrior fan; I liked Macho Man Randy Savage and a lot of other bad dudes.

I'm still a wrestling fan: That's how I started out, that's how I will end the day.

I listened to the veteran wrestlers that had tons of experience, like Leo Burke.

I'd love to wrestle a Bruiser Brody or Andre the Giant from the past.

Texas was a hotbed for professional wrestling when I was growing up.

Memphis is like the heart of wrestling.

True wrestling fans love a great wrestling match.

When it comes to wrestling, I use that word instead of sports entertainment, I use wrestling all the time, because I am a wrestling fan.

I was a huge fan of Rick Rude and Arn Anderson. There's many guys, many performers in the past who turned me into the sports entertainer I am today.

Hopefully, when people watch 'Lucha Underground' and WWE, Ring of Honor, New Japan, AAA, and any other promotion out there, they fall in love with pro wrestling. Pro wrestling, as it affects pop culture, is bigger than any one promotion.

I think, in general, when you talk about great wrestling towns in the history of the world, I think Memphis kind of shoots up there into the top three if not the top two.

Kurt Angle and Matt Hardy... I have so much respect for them.

There are so many young fans out there who have only seen me wrestle on tape.

When you look back on my career, my in-ring work has been watched across the world.

Florida was a hotbed of professional wrestling, one of the hottest in the country.

My favoirte wrestler is 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair.

I'm still the biggest wrestling fan there is; I'm the biggest mark in the land. I just took it further and started doing it!

I have always loved wrestling and grew up watching it - my earliest memories include watching Hulk Hogan.

I have always been a movie buff and had no interest in any games and sports. I do not even watch cricket, which is one of the favourite games of most of my friends. However, I have become a wrestling fan after 'Dangal.'

Growing up, I wanted to be in WWE because of watching characters like Stephanie McMahon and Paul Heyman. They just are such incredible storytellers, such incredible, compelling characters.

I've pretty much been a wrestling fan my entire life.

My parents knew I was a massive wrestling fan.

I watched professional wrestling at a very early age.