John Cena Quotes

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

I grew up learning from guys like Ron Simmons and Owen Hart. They were like mentors to me, so I was able to embrace what they taught me, and I think I did alright.

I learned so much from Ric Flair... just listening to him guide me early in my career.

Guys like myself and Arn Anderson, we're always trying to pass knowledge along.

There's no way in hell I could have achieved what I have without being a good student and listening to the wisdom of others who have been doing this a lot longer than I have.

The best people to listen to are those who have already been successful accomplishing exactly what you are seeking to accomplish.

You just try to absorb as much as you can from someone who has won as many races and championships as he has. Career wise, he's been the greatest thing that's happened to me.

If you're an aspiring wrestler, Bret Hart is usually at the top of the list for inspiration.

I've been in the business over 35 years and had over 6,000 matches and I am helping guys who have only been in the business maybe a year or two and 100 matches. I am taking my 6,000 matches and passing it along.

When I started in the business, getting in the ring, most nights I'd look across at a 15-20 year veteran. And every night, he would take me to school.

My father left a bit of his life with me. He gave me a gift, as did so many other wrestlers, like Mike DiBiase, Bob Geigel, Verne Gagne and Gene Kiniski. They all left me with something.

Hopefully, one day - I want to make this big goal and be in the WWE Hall of Fame one day.

Leo Burke was an unbelievable trainer. Him and Tom Prichard. Tom Prichard was not a big guy. And I learned a lot from him.

When I started, I just put my nose to the grindstone, had great trainers and opponents like Fit Finlay, Arn Anderson, Booker T, Umaga and Bob Holly, and good things started to happen.

Everyone who has had success in his or her field of endeavor has had a mentor along the way.

In the ring-wise, I've learned a lot from working with Bayley.

Here are the five guys I learned the business from: Barry Windham, Ricky Steamboat, Arn Anderson, Larry Zbyszko, and Bobby Eaton. Those guys taught me how to do everything in the ring. I learned so much from each of them.

Hopefully I can end up in the WWE Hall of Fame one day.

William Regal is one of my mentors, and I had been talking with him the whole time I have been away from WWE.

Without sounding too full of myself, with wrestling I felt like I was one of the best in the world and I competed at a very high level for a long time.

I learned from many people. I became a better wrestler thanks to my matches with Edge, with Christian, with Rey Mysterio, with John Cena - who, even though you, the fans, want to criticize him, John Cena is one of the best wrestlers of the universe.

I just learn from every legend that I've watched. I learned from the best.

It's two guys in particular. Norman Smiley, he got his hands on me the day I walked in the door - started teaching me the fundamentals and teaching me things that I use - but Billy Gunn, that guy has helped me evolve more than anyone.

I knew nothing about wrestling! Sometimes that's a great thing, and sometimes that really annoys people in this industry but that's the truth. I had no clue how to wrestle. I had to learn everything, absolutely everything. To start from the bottom.

You always have something to learn from people who have been through more than you. Be open and receptive to what they know.