Roman Reigns Quotes

I started at the bottom. Nobody has given me anything.

To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States.

And then, as the years went on, I just kept moving along, busting into doors and getting roles, until I started to actually believe that what these other people were saying was true.

Pause today and notice something you have worked hard on and recognize yourself for it. Acknowledge your effort.

I just want to prove to myself and to the fans that I deserve to be in the UFC.

You can make something out of nothing. I proved that with my career, making it out of the city that I'm from.

No matter what, people have to respect my accomplishments.

The facts prove I deserve to be where I am, and no one can take that away from me, regardless of where I come from.

I would never want to be selected to a team just because I am going to set a record. It's critical to me to earn my way.

I know there are many great talents, much more talented than I am, but they haven't been able to achieve what I have.

I'm fed up of hearing that Adrian Lewis is so naturally talented blah blah blah. I'd rather hear that I'm winning.

People in the NBA, as far as Europeans or international players, they respect them now. I didn't have any respect from anybody. I had to earn my way.

I like being the underdog so they don't expect what's going to happen. It pushes me to work harder and do the things I'm not doing better.

I am a first-generation college graduate, and I'm proud to say that most of my other siblings have college degrees as well. Our parents taught us to work hard and never forget our family roots, where we came from, and how much effort it took to get to where we are today.

I've earned everything I have; that's the attitude.

I'm a self-made actor in Bollywood. And when I see actors far more good-looking and talented than me struggling for a place, I feel quite happy with my place.

I believe I deserve to be respected as an athlete because I'm a pioneer in this sport.

I've never had it easy. There have been fortunate coincidences and instances, but nothing has fallen into my lap. Whatever I've achieved has always been through sheer hard work.

Just to show I had everything working against me: I'm small, my memory isn't all there, but I was a hard worker and I wanted people to realize, you may have weight problems working against you, height problems, whatever, but you can still conquer it and go for your dreams.

Super Bowl XXXII was a victory made long before stepping on that field in San Diego in 1998. It was earned with my brother guiding me as a kid in Glennville, Ga., and as a seventh-round pick out of Savannah State. Even at the pinnacle, that ring was always his.

To get noticed you need to work a lot and have a bit of luck. And I'm here to say that it's possible.

Whether I ever become WWE champion in my career, I'm proud of what I've done.

If a person wants to make it big, they can, and they will! The place that they come from doesn't matter, whether small town or big.

I want to earn it, I don't want anything given to me.

If you get beaten, and you know that you tried your hardest and kept your focus, then that's all you can do.