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I won’t tell you that I’m lucky to be here because I know I’m skilled, and I know I’m talented in the ring. That doesn’t mean that I don’t appreciate the opportunity.
I want the next 16-year-old kid who looks like me to know he’s not automatically the bad guy. Hopefully, that kid can look at Mustafa Ali and say, ‘Hey, he’s not the bad guy, and I don’t have to be, either.’
I’ve always had this sense of responsibility to do what I can to help fix the world and help make this a better place to live.
I feel like I’m a guy you can give the ball to, and I’ll run with it.
It doesn’t matter if there are 500 people in the stands or 50,000 people, the ‘205 Live’ guys stick to the script and tear it down each night.
When 9/11 happened, it affected everything. It affected me. I’m an American, and I’m like, ‘Oh my God, this is evil. This is terrible.’
My name doesn’t exactly shout ‘babyface.’
My message to everyone is that we truly are one, and the minute you see me as the person, not just as the Muslim – when you see me as Adeel Alam and not just the character on TV – when you see past all of that, we are all the same, and we are all just one.
I can’t tell you the amount of support I’m getting from WWE. They’re allowing me to express myself freely, they’re promoting me, and they’re letting me be me.
One week, you’re facing Daniel Bryan, and next week, you’re teaming with AJ Styles. You’re in the ring with the best in the world. Part of me wants to tell myself they don’t just put anybody in the ring with them. I obviously want to be as good as them, and I feel like I can be and I can hang with them.
I’m oddly comfortable in the ring.
I am the guy who always gets put in the tough spots. I’m the guy who gets put in these really dark spots, yet somehow, I shine through.
I am from Chicago, but my dad is from Karachi, Pakistan, and my mom is from New Delhi, India. So, I’ve got a little Paki-Indie fusion going on here.
I didn’t get targeted in high school for being a Muslim – it wasn’t that – but I always felt like an outsider in that sense.
A lot of people will comment, ‘All the high flying will catch up to you.’ I think any form of wrestling will catch up to you.
My mom said, ‘You are reckless, and you need to get married.’ And I was like, ‘Okay.’
I’m a proud Muslim. I’m proud to have a Pakistani origin. And I want this country to accept me. I want to bring to light the fact that we are all the same.
My entire life, I’ve had one mission to prove. It doesn’t matter what your name is. It doesn’t matter where you’re from. It doesn’t matter what the color of your skin is. All that matters is what’s in your heart.
Sometimes you have to create your own chance.
If anything, who I am and my background helped propel me and helped me stand out.
Mustafa Ali is who I wanted to see when I was growing up. I’m not wearing anything on my head; I’m not saying anything in Arabic. I’m just going to come out as Mustafa Ali.
Lince Dorado and I go way back.
I will always rep ‘205 Live.’ I will always support ‘205 Live.’ I will always be the heart of ‘205 Live.’ I will always be watching because you will never know when the heart of ‘205 Live’ will beat again.
I don’t portray a terrorist. The American fans label me a terrorist. It doesn’t matter what I claim to be: in their eyes, I am whatever they say I am despite the fact that I’m not committing any ‘acts of terror.’ I ask you, how am I portraying a terrorist? Because I look like a Muslim?
There’s a level of exposure that ‘Smackdown’ and ‘Raw’ get that other brands like ‘NXT,’ ‘NXT UK,’ and ‘205 Live’ do not get. But at the same time, I feel like I would not be who I am without ‘205 Live.’
If I hear about a big match coming up, I’ll get anxiety about it, and I’ll start thinking about it, like, ‘What’s gonna happen? Is this my shot?’
I’ve always had faith in my ring ability, but sometimes it’s how you are perceived, and how good you are doesn’t matter.
Everyone in the world, regardless if they’re Muslim or not, does not have to adhere to the label society slaps on you.
The biggest thing with the ‘205’ guys is that we are trying to build the brand and each other, which makes it more difficult, but we are all stepping up to the plate.
There are no limitations. There are no barriers. Nothing can stop you, and nothing can define you but you.
All the love in the world for Kofi Kingston, but I’m coming back for my spot.
Instead of pondering about what if or what could have been, I’m just going to go out there and do.
I was in high school after 9/11 happened. I didn’t get bullied. I didn’t get treated differently, but I definitely felt people looked at me differently.