Top 111 Seth Rollins Quotes

I grew up a huge fan of the WWE.

Any time you have significant injury, it is about the perspective, how you attack it.

I’m well-versed on the mat, but I can pick up people much bigger than me.

I’ve done bingo halls and tents in front of 10 people with a cow mooing in the background. Doing that and then going to WrestleMania and the Superdome and wrestling in front of 80,000 people is night and day.

My styles range quite a bit. I go for an all-around kind of fan. Never wanted to be the dude that could do one thing. I wanted to be the guy that could hang with anybody.

I grew up in the early 2000s, being one of the first-generation wrestlers to have access to the Internet and watch independent wrestling. We usually didn’t have to trade tapes anymore. We could just get online and search A. J. Styles or Low Ki.

I perform better under pressure. If I go out there, and I’m not nervous, and I’m too relaxed, I don’t like that vibe. I like big matches. I like pressure situations.

With social media now, everybody’s faceless, but I assume these kids sending me pictures of myself of Instagram are twelve, thirteen years old.

I like a good suspense thriller when it’s smart and well done like ‘Armed Response’ is.

My biological dad was Armenian. My last name is Lopez, and I have a darker complexion, which throws people for a loop. My mother’s first husband is Mexican. That’s where I got Lopez.

I like a good suspense thriller when it’s smart and well done like ‘Armed Response’ is.

As long as the title’s on the line, that’s the match I want to be in.

In life, if you’re not learning from every experience, even the bad ones, you’re really messing up. That’s the marker of a smart, intelligent individual.

I feel like, for me, I’ve become smarter. I’ve become a more intelligent wrestler. I’ve become a more intelligent performer, and I think that shows.

I’ve got a friend who’s a power lifter, and she’s a vegetarian. I don’t know how she does it. I want red meat all the time. I applaud the discipline; I really do. I just can’t do it. Good for her, but not for me.

Don’t get me wrong – our fanbase is super passionate, and I love them, but there’s a difference between stalking me at the airport and just happening to see me.

Dean Ambrose is somebody that I broke in with – The Shield – and we had a falling out, and things didn’t go very well for us for awhile.

I consider myself an athlete. I train like an athlete, I eat like an athlete, I recover and get sore just like any other athlete.

Sometimes I wrestled in front of very small crowds for very small amounts.

I think everyone respects Rock. He’s obviously been in our industry his entire life in some form or fashion. He’s a guy that works really hard, and most of our performers can appreciate that one way or another, whether it’s in the movie industry or our industry.

You just can’t be someone else all the time; you just have to be you sometimes.

Fake is, like, the worst word you could possibly use to describe anything, you know?

If the opportunity came about, I would have no problem taking on The Rock at WrestleMania – sounds like a good time to me.

All my life I wanted to be WWE champion, so when I won that, that was great.

I love telling the stories that we tell. I love playing the characters that we play.

I watched the documentary ‘I Hate Christian Laettner,’ and I really hate Christian Laettner. It made me understand why everybody hates Christian Laettner and Duke basketball. I mean, they’re just a bunch of preppy white boys from Tobacco Road or whatever.

Usually, I get a bowl from Chipotle with rice and veggies and some meat and gotta get some guac on there because that’s the best part.

Fake is, like, the worst word you could possibly use to describe anything, you know?

When I got to WWE developmental, that pedigree did not help you at all. It was against you. You were an enemy of the state when you walked in, when you had an independent background.

Philadelphia is kind of like a Mecca for professional wrestling, especially the old ECW Arena down in South Philly. That’s the place I always wanted to wrestle growing up, and I got that opportunity when I worked with Ring of Honor.

I’ve done bingo halls and tents in front of 10 people with a cow mooing in the background. Doing that and then going to WrestleMania and the Superdome and wrestling in front of 80,000 people is night and day.

If you asked me whose spot do I want, I’d say I want John Cena’s spot, so to beat him at WrestleMania would be a feather in my cap, for sure.

I was lucky enough at a young age to find out what I had a passion for, but whatever you’ve got a curiosity for, just give it a shot.

If you asked me whose spot do I want, I’d say I want John Cena’s spot, so to beat him at WrestleMania would be a feather in my cap, for sure.

The style is getting faster and faster. The athletes are getting better and better. The future is pretty bright for WWE.

All my life I wanted to be WWE champion, so when I won that, that was great.

I’ve always had the upmost confidence in my abilities as well as the other guys in The Shield. We all have kind of have the same mindset as far as success, personally and professionally.

There’s always room to mend broken hearts, I suppose.

Doing fight scenes in movies is a lot different than in WWE, but it was still relatively easy.

We’re not telling you we’re out there fighting each other. We’re going out there to entertain you.

My character is very polarising, sure.

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.

I spent a few years cutting my teeth in the Midwest; I worked for Ring of Honor, then I went down to Florida and relearned everything there.

I want to be the best ever.

As athletes, we train and travel so much, a lot of times our needs are not met calorically. But I don’t like eating to be a chore, so I kind of just go with the flow.

As good as that first year in Ring of Honor was, the second year was really, really bad for me. In retrospect, it was great for me, but at the time, it was a tough situation to be in. I didn’t have anyone around to mentor me where I needed to be.

One thing I never thought I would get to do is end up on ‘The Daily Show,’ not once, but twice.

Injuries make you stronger.

Before I discovered CrossFit, I was really just doing regular bodybuilding, didn’t understand athletic training and movements. I didn’t even know how to squat, necessarily.

I am determined and never give up. Ever. I always do my best.

There’s definitely pieces of Samoa Joe in the Seth Rollins repertoire, so it’s cool he’s part of the company now – something you thought you’d never see.

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.

My biological dad was Armenian. My last name is Lopez, and I have a darker complexion, which throws people for a loop. My mother’s first husband is Mexican. That’s where I got Lopez.

The joke we always say is that WWE doesn’t pay us to wrestle, they pay us to travel.

SummerSlam is always huge. I look at it like it is Wrestlemania.

My go-to is always Chipotle when I can’t find anything, but if I have the time in the evening or something like that after a show, I’ll go find a local spot for a nice craft beer and a good burger or something like that.

I honestly think my top moment, personally, was main eventing ‘Hell in the Cell’ because of what that meant overall in the grand scheme of things.

The Shield was only around for what? Two years? And we did a lot in two years. I think the fact that people even take those two years and put them up against the reputations of those other groups really says a lot about what we were able to accomplish in that short period of time.

My character is very polarising, sure.

Usually, I get a bowl from Chipotle with rice and veggies and some meat and gotta get some guac on there because that’s the best part.

My favorite thing is to just run into fans coincidentally.

My brother and I would wrestle in my grandparents’ living room; that was our spot.

The Shield had run its course as a three-man group, and we’ll go down in history as one of the greatest factions of all time.

I’ve got a good set of eyeballs on me, so I can spot talent.

I like fats. I think fat is important. I think there is a reason we have it. Obviously it’s part of our dietary makeup, so I don’t avoid it.

The style is getting faster and faster. The athletes are getting better and better. The future is pretty bright for WWE.

I’m a huge proponent of eating real food and eating a lot if it.

They can’t hang outside my hotel or come to the gym and stare at me for a half hour and expect me to be like, ‘Cool. Awesome.’

I’m as talented as they come. I would have success in any era.

With social media now, everybody’s faceless, but I assume these kids sending me pictures of myself of Instagram are twelve, thirteen years old.

I watched the documentary ‘I Hate Christian Laettner,’ and I really hate Christian Laettner. It made me understand why everybody hates Christian Laettner and Duke basketball. I mean, they’re just a bunch of preppy white boys from Tobacco Road or whatever.

Over the course of three years or so, I’ve been able to create a nice little Rolodex of CrossFit gyms. I’ve ingratiated myself to the community, and that allows for a much more accessible training session as far as privacy is concerned.

Before I discovered CrossFit, I was really just doing regular bodybuilding, didn’t understand athletic training and movements. I didn’t even know how to squat, necessarily.

The joke we always say is that WWE doesn’t pay us to wrestle, they pay us to travel.

The Shield was only around for what? Two years? And we did a lot in two years. I think the fact that people even take those two years and put them up against the reputations of those other groups really says a lot about what we were able to accomplish in that short period of time.

I’ve always prided myself on doing different types of matches with different opponents.

Dean Ambrose is somebody that I broke in with – The Shield – and we had a falling out, and things didn’t go very well for us for awhile.

When I got to WWE developmental, that pedigree did not help you at all. It was against you. You were an enemy of the state when you walked in, when you had an independent background.

If my Instagram or Twitter has gotten people to try healthy supplements or enjoy a new form of fitness and feel better about themselves, then that’s pretty rad.

Sometimes I wrestled in front of very small crowds for very small amounts.

I love tag team wrestling. I’ve loved it my whole life.

The Shield had run its course as a three-man group, and we’ll go down in history as one of the greatest factions of all time.

Injuries make you stronger.

I’m firmly entrenched in the Seth Rollins character. It is so close to who I am as a person, we’re almost overtly intertwined.

As good as that first year in Ring of Honor was, the second year was really, really bad for me. In retrospect, it was great for me, but at the time, it was a tough situation to be in. I didn’t have anyone around to mentor me where I needed to be.

The Pedigree was something that I feel very fortunate to have it as a finisher.

As long as the title’s on the line, that’s the match I want to be in.

Don’t get me wrong – our fanbase is super passionate, and I love them, but there’s a difference between stalking me at the airport and just happening to see me.

I was a big Hulkamaniac growing up in the early ’90s.

If you’ve never been to a live WWE event, it’s pretty awesome. A few hours of action-packed family fun. Bring everybody, from your babies to your grandparents.

Getting to share the ring with guys I idolized is never going to stop being surreal for me.

People just don’t understand the art form of what we do. It’s a mental and physical grind. You can’t be a dolt in this industry. On the opposite end of that, you can be the smartest guy in the world and not understand what it is to have a presence on stage.

It’s nice when I have days off to go home and relax and literally take the weight off my shoulders and enjoy the simple things.

Summerslam was a huge part of my childhood.

My brother and I would wrestle in my grandparents’ living room; that was our spot.

It’s nice when I have days off to go home and relax and literally take the weight off my shoulders and enjoy the simple things.

I didn’t have any pedigree or any last name that would get me an opportunity to get looked at by WWE.

A lot of celebrities who come on WWE, they don’t know what to expect. And sometimes our crowd and our fans eat them up.

I’m not mean to fans because I’m a bad guy. I’m mean to them because they’re rude.

Being able to be the guy that took down The Shield, there were a lot of people in the locker room who wish they could have said that.

Any time you have significant injury, it is about the perspective, how you attack it.

I try not be an evildoer on the Internet.

I do my best work alone. I travel alone a lot.

Sometimes, if you go to the same gyms, the fans catch on to that, and they start hanging out at the gyms. It becomes a little bit of a circus.

They can’t hang outside my hotel or come to the gym and stare at me for a half hour and expect me to be like, ‘Cool. Awesome.’

I love wrestling. I love WWE. I love being a part of something special every single night we go out there.

A lot of time when you’re out injured is spent with internal reflection and kind of looking at yourself in the mirror and deciding who you want to be and where you fit in.

There’s always room to mend broken hearts, I suppose.

If you’re not learning, then you’re stagnant. If you’re stagnant, then you’re not evolving and the business isn’t progressing.

I don’t avoid carbs. I don’t avoid protein. I think it’s just, again, about balance and finding what works for you and your body. For me, having a higher protein, higher carbohydrate, and middle-of-the-road fat count usually gets the job done as far as my energy needs and for my physique.

I loved the Rumble that Shawn Michaels won. Bulldog threw him over, and he hung on by the skin of the teeth and dumped Bulldog – that was one of my favourite ones.