Top 35 Sami Zayn Quotes

It’s definitely a sensitive topic to discuss, but I have felt, since I signed with the WWE, I was in a unique position to reestablish how Arabs were perceived in the WWE and western media.

I’m bad at fishing for information.

I don’t want to tell fans what to think or what to believe or whatever, but at the same time, some things just hit you very personally.

Ever since I was a kid and growing up and watching things like the ‘Naked Gun’ movies, there was always this stereotype about how Arabs were perceived and portrayed. I’ve never watched those Arab villains in the movie and felt like that was me.

Not every magical moment in your career is going to happen on the biggest stage of the year.

If you work really hard at something for a really, really long time, you do it well. Eventually, somebody will notice.

I want to leave a legacy behind that is undeniable.

Neville and I are big fans of ska. He’s actually more into original, Jamaican, skinhead, two-tone ska from England, but I’m more into punk ska – Operation Ivy and stuff Rancid would do.

I want to do something that has never been done, and that’s become the first two-time NXT Champion. In a sense, that’s a strange distinction to want, but that has to be my goal while I’m in NXT.

If my parents didn’t come to Canada in the ’70s, I probably wouldn’t be living my dream to be a WWE superstar.

Everyone’s the hero in their own story. You’ve lived your life. You’re the good guy of your life, the protagonist of your own movie. Everyone knows that they have more in them to offer than they sometimes show.

I don’t know if it’s a male thing, but a lot of our emotions end up manifesting themselves in the form of anger.

If I can be a positive Arab figure on such a large platform such as the WWE, and become some sort of an inspiration to an Arab kid in Lebanon, Egypt, or Jordan, then that’s amazing.

If there’s a cause you believe in, go out there, get active, and do it.

I hate the word ‘annoying!’

Lifelong wrestling fans who are discovering NXT and being like, ‘Wait, this is the kind of wrestling I used to like,’ or, ‘I like this’ – it’s succinct. It’s an hour long. You’ve got some great wrestlers, and you’ve got great storytelling, and it’s simple, and it’s gritty.

I don’t think it really serves to make the world a better place, when you’re only concerned about yourself.

I’ve worked in front of crowds of two hundred that sounded like a thousand, and I’ve worked in front of crowds of five thousand that sounded like two hundred. It really varies with the energy level with any given crowd on any given night.

That’s the spirit of America, right? Anybody from any background can make it anywhere with enough hard work.

I feel like you almost have to have this mentality: wherever you are is the place to be, and any show you’re on is better because you are there.

Russ Courtnall was my absolute favorite player. Patrick Roy was there, too, of course.

I was always a wrestling fan, and being an Arab kid who grew up in Canada, there was no representation for people like me.

It’s got to be repetition of me over and over again, constantly delivering the goods every time I’m out there. And that’s how I’m going to get to where I need to be, which is in an important match at WrestleMania every year.

Sometimes you have to say what’s on your mind if it’s something that’s really important to you.

You have to stand by your beliefs.

Any time I’m donating to charity, I feel it’s very daunting.

I love hearing positive things; somewhere, way deep down, I’m sure I’m an egomaniac. I guess all performers are, in a way.

I’m an idealist. You do things your way well enough, for long enough, you’ll get rewarded.

A lot of people think I reacted a little too emotionally when I said, ‘If I can’t beat Adrian Neville, I’m done.’ But the truth is, my whole life, I’ve always followed my heart and my emotions.

The thing, in general, about being a good person is just do the right thing as often as possible.

Montreal is my home town – I love it to death – but Toronto, I think, might have to be the best market in Canada. From a numbers perspective, it definitely is. The fans are incredible, and every time we go there, it sells out. It’s awesome, and the fans are incredible.

I’ve been beat up pretty badly back in my day.

Selfishly, it feels great for me to do something that might put a smile on someone else’s face.

The more work you put in, and the more you constantly and consistently give good performances against good opponents and constantly exceed people’s expectations, the more you really endear yourself to the crowd. That’s how your career takes off – it’s just consistency and time.

I always consider myself Syrian. I just happen to be born in Canada.