Robert Maillet Quotes

It's been a part of my entire life: I've wanted to be a wrestler since I was a little kid. I don't think that ever leaves you.

My mom was like, 'What did I do as a mom for you to want to become a wrestler?' They just didn't understand, and it's really hard to explain what made me love wrestling so much. There's something about it that made me fall in love, and ever since I laid my eyes on it, I knew I wanted to be a professional wrestler in the WWE.

I have dreamed of being a champion in WWE, and there's nothing I won't do, no length I won't go to, in order to keep it that way.

Ever since I was 3 years old, I wanted to be WWE champion. I got that belt during WrestleMania 31, and I want it back. It's what drives me.

It was something I was dreaming about, to be in WCW or WWE. At that time, it was an escape for me, out of the norm from being a neighborhood kid.

Growing up, my wildest dream was always to be part of the WWE, and I'd been in NXT by that time for two and a half years, so I felt very, very ready to go.

I would have never thought that somebody like me from the small country of Bulgaria could make it in WWE.

There wasn't one defining moment that I said, 'I wanna be a wrestler.' It was just something that was always inside me.

I don't think I'll ever be out of wrestling, because I was that kid at 8 years old that dreamed of being a world champion.

People who are not in the wrestling business don't understand the struggles that all of us have to go through to really try to make it.

My wife loves to tell me that I love to tell people, 'Oh, I never thought WWE would sign me. I never thought I'd be on TV. I never thought I'd be a champion. I never thought any of those things were remotely possible.'

I was on the computer one night, 'Raw' came on and I saw a women's match. I thought, huh, I could do that. Next thing you know, I was knee-deep in wrestling.

If I aspire to be the king of WWE, one day if I keep working at it, I will be the king of WWE.

I'm wrestling almost every single day of the week. I'm fighting for so much more. I'm trying to capture a life here, a future. I'm trying to put my kid in college. There are so many things I'm doing. I'm representing the biggest wrestling family on earth.

As long as I can remember, I was a WWE fan. I wanted to grow up and be a WWE superstar just like my favorites.

When I first started wrestling I knew that I wanted to work as long and as hard as it took to be able to have a great match with anyone.

My experience here at the WWE Performance Center has been amazing. I'm just looking forward to being here and learning as much as I can the time that I'm here. I've been a fan of the sport since I was a little kid, and now I get to participate in it.

When you lose your passion to be a WWE Superstar, there's no point in going back. It's a lot of work and sacrifice.

I believe that I will be the WWE World Champion one day. I know that a lot of people say that; it's easy to say. If I were to go away without accomplishing that task, I would feel unfulfilled, to be completely honest.

At first everyone thought that wanting to become a pro wrestler was just a phase.

I became one of the top wrestlers outside of WWE in the world, and it all happened because I started giving it my everything.

When I was 17 years old, I was given the opportunity to be trained as a wrestler. At the time, I never really thought about making it a career. I only saw it as a chance to do something that I always wanted to do.

I grew up watching wrestling my whole life, so to get the chance to step in the ring that I've watched on TV so many times is a dream come true.

After making repeated attempts to change my career trajectory and having those efforts turned down, my passion for playing the role of a WWE Superstar went away.

I'd love to become Intercontinental Champion.