Alberto Del Rio Quotes

In WCW, your future was determined by the time you signed the contract. I was the lowest-paid guy in the company at $75,000.

It's just like any athlete, we all want a new contract. But I'm not going to stress over it. It's not the end of the world if I don't get it. If I get it, that's good.

Success to me was getting out of that contract in one piece.

Well, everybody is trying to make this a money thing. If you send me to another team, let's see what I ask for. I won't ask for nothing. I'll play under the same terms. So it is not Gary wants more money. Gary has money. What else do I need?

Many players want to make as much money as they can and change teams for ten grand. How is that going to make much difference to their lives?

I almost didn't turn pro at all. I was tempted to be a career amateur. I worked as an investment banker for nine months after I got out of school, and the money was fantastic and promised to get even more lucrative.

Writing on a contract for a major studio you get the very best.

I make a good living doing what I do.

I've got to play free agency out, and I've got to look at all of my options.

I want a new contract. I'm happy at United and I see my future here.

Taking a pay cut won't demotivate me, not at all. It's not about money in the first place. It's about the job.

You've got to ask for more money.

I never turned a part down when they offered me money.

Price doesn't make deals, and salary doesn't control your career.

I was blessed to get the contracts I had.

I've tried to make it a thing where they, somebody in WWE, needs me or wants me there. And if I do my job well, it becomes a thing, and I just try to make it a reality, I guess. And I'm just trying not to get released.

A lot of us players, if you were to ask them, feel like they have to play overseas. Why? 'Why not? Might as well do it while I can.' For a while, I felt that way - I've got to make the most money that I can. Now, do I feel like I could still play overseas? Absolutely. But I don't feel that pressure anymore.

I'm blessed. I get to play the game I love for a living and make a lot of money doing it.

When you wrestle for 15 years, you don't want to go back to driving that forklift.

I'm fighting to get paid. I'm not doing this because I love the sport so much. I'm not a crazy person.

You make money at anything you're good at. If you're a good doctor, you make money.

I have mouths to feed and I want big fights!

There's definitely a lot of moments in my life now where I go, 'Wow, I get paid for this.' I've had worse jobs.

For a lot of young managers, especially those who have not played at the top end of the game, there is also a financial need to work. Some of them could find employment in another field, but you can't beat making a living out of something you really enjoy doing.

I never said I had to be the highest-paid defensive player. That really wasn't the most important thing.