Born on October 9th

"In the field of wisdom & life, the path to true wisdom begins when we question the certainties we have carried since childhood."

"Wisdom is the quiet space we cultivate between our thoughts, where clarity finally speaks. As a philosopher & thinker, this is the foundational truth I have observed."

"We seek truth not to change the world around us, but to clarify the lens through which we view it."

"If you're not cheating, you're not trying."

"I lie, I cheat, and I steal."

"I've got to be happy with myself when this ride is over."

"There is one good thing about reaching the bottom. When you get there, there's nothing left to do but fight your way back up or die."

"How can you beat someone that's already lost everything?"

"As I grew up, Dad was more involved in training than promoting. He brought the same style to his training that he did to being a father - strong and strict."

"In my freshman year of high school, I don't think I had a single date. I was really shy, really timid and quiet. I had my first real date when I was a sophomore, with a girl from church."

"I couldn't change by myself. I needed my faith and belief in Christ to give me the strength to break free and allow people to help me to change."

"I was miserable in WCW. I knew I wasn't going to go any higher there, and jumping to WWE hadn't even crossed my mind. I couldn't stop wondering, 'Is this it? Is this what I worked my whole life for?'"

"I honestly can't describe what goes on in my head when I'm out there. People who don't wrestle can't possibly understand it. When I'm in the ring, I don't feel any pain. I'm in another world out there."

"Wrestling just comes naturally to me. It wasn't like there was this moment where I said, 'This is what I'm going to do.' It's just what I did. It was my life."

"When I started wrestling, I hounded my dad to teach me. Eventually, he gave in, but he was careful to instill in me a respect for other wrestlers. He wanted to be sure I wasn't going to hurt anyone."

"To me, wrestling is therapy. No matter how bad my personal situation is, when I step into the ring, all my troubles disappear. My baggage stays in the back where it belongs."

"The twenty minutes or more we spend inside the ring, that's the fun part. It's the rest of our lives that's the real battle - the ruthless backstage politics, the constant traveling, the endless mental and physical aches and pains."

"Being the youngest, I was a bit of a mama's boy. I was really protected as I grew up, almost like I was in a bubble."

"Dad always enjoyed sports, and he decided to join a Guadalajara gym to learn how to box. What he didn't realize was that they didn't teach boxing at that particular gym - they taught 'lucha libre.'"

"I've always had an aptitude for wrestling. I can't explain it - it's like a gift. To this day, I don't always know how or why I do certain things."

"In the field of motivation & action, do not wait for a clear sky; the most resilient journeys begin in the midst of the storm."

"Success is not a destination of comfort, but the daily practice of stepping into the unknown. As a poet & novelist, this is the foundational truth I have observed."

"Your potential is a fire waiting to be kindled by the friction of consistent effort."

"In the field of wisdom & life, the path to true wisdom begins when we question the certainties we have carried since childhood."

"Wisdom is the quiet space we cultivate between our thoughts, where clarity finally speaks. As a philosopher & thinker, this is the foundational truth I have observed."

"We seek truth not to change the world around us, but to clarify the lens through which we view it."

"I hate to witness animals in captivity - or see circus elephants paraded down the streets. When animals are caged, it's a loss of what they are."

"I think having imaginary friends is an amazing coping mechanism. It's pretty wonderful, and it makes a lot of sense to me."

"I think all writers write from the time they're really young, and you just start asking the question, 'What if?'"

"I've got to believe I'm the first person to win the Newbery who has written a Harlequin romance!"