Top 45 Kofi Kingston Quotes

NXT is huge, being able to be on TV internationally is a big deal, as it means you don’t have to work so hard to get noticed as opposed to FCW, Deep South Wrestling and OVW, which were all televised, but locally.

Don’t let the reasons why you don’t accomplish your dreams be because of you or a decision that you made. Do everything that you can possibly do to achieve that dream.

There’s a lot of people who think that I am happy all the time.

Jamaica actually had a pretty big influence on my life.

My mom means everything to me. She has been such an inspiration in terms of just leading by example. Growing up, I never got into any trouble because I never wanted to upset her – because she did everything in her power for me to have a great childhood.

My first, what, five, six years I was never given a microphone. Now we have this New Day thing where we talk pretty much every single week. It allows me to open up a whole different side, so I just think it’s really important to be able to adapt.

One of the matches that is pretty dear to my heart is when I took on Chris Jericho at Night of Champions in 2008.

The Wyatts in general are just really entertaining, in a strange type of way.

I think at WrestleMania you definitely want a singles match and not have to share the spotlight with other guys.

How many African American champions have there been over the course of WWE’s history? It’s something that was the elephant in the room. Nobody wanted to talk about it, but it was important for us to address it.

The best angles and the best stories always hinge on reality. Throughout the history of WWE, all the best storylines have a little touch of what’s real behind them.

I’ve been on the other side where I know that a bad day at WWE beats the best day at Staples.

I honestly believe that if you are able to entertain and interact with the crowd, it doesn’t matter what ethnicity you may be.

Never in my wildest dreams did I set the goal to be the longest-reigning tag-team champion.

I take a lot of pride being a beacon of hope for people who haven’t achieved what they wanted to achieve even though they’ve had to wait a very long time to do it.

I can be the guy to motivate people from all different backgrounds and all different walks of life.

It’s really all about getting the people to believe in you and the harder you work, the better you become.

It is one thing to tell people in theory that you can be whatever you want to be, but it is another thing to tell someone that they can be whatever they wanted to be because somebody that is just like you did it.

You literally can’t do any more than your best so that was always my attitude and that is still my attitude, which is to go out there and give it my best every single night.

Getting to play with your friends and trash talk. That’s some of the best parts of gaming for me. It’s like having recess in elementary school.

You have to have the ability to adapt. That’s probably the single most important quality you need to have as a WWE Superstar.

A lot of times when teams break up, it’s to do better as singles competitors than they’re doing as a group.

We always talk about how important representation is. It’s so important to see someone that looks like you – whether you’re African American, Asian, Indian or whatever your background is – doing incredible things. It’s just motivation to go out there and do incredible things yourself.

My mom worked her way all the way up; she has a doctorate in anthropology. Imagine doing that while having three kids. It’s just amazing. She provided the best possible example in terms of chasing your dreams.

It took me 11 years to get a shot at the WWE championship; not just to win it, but just to get a shot, but luckily I was able to capitalize on that and become WWE champion, but if I had quit I wouldn’t have been in that position.

Winning the WWE Championship has been my dream for a very long time. But what motivates me more is to inspire people to go out and follow their dreams.

Playing video games, as funny as it might sound, it’s a very important part of our day. Our schedule is so hectic, chaotic, demanding that we need an outlet. We need ways to express ourselves and let our energy out.

For me personally, I’m going to continue to do what I do in the ring.

It’s so inspiring to be able to look a child in the eyes and just shake their hands and see the disbelief that this is actually happening.

To be honest, I’ve always been a guy who looks at everything with a pretty positive outlook.

The crowd and the energy is incredible. I love going to Saudi Arabia because the energy is just awesome.

I get inspired from all different kinds of places – cartoons, comic books, movies and things like that.

People always say, ‘Oh, there haven’t been many black champions,’ but on the other hand, there are a whole lot of white people that never won a belt either.

What I’m trying to do is reinvent what the face of a champion looks like. I’m out there trying to represent for the people who question whether they can become a champion or not.

I realized a very long time ago, that I was never going to be the guy who, ‘Oh, you look so big, let’s push him in the main event and see,’ or, ‘Oh, this guy’s got the best physique ever, let’s put him in the main event and see.’ It was always going to be the hard way.

I’m a guy who struggled to get to where he is, and only through hard work and dedication have I been able to find my success.

My goal is always about getting better.

It’s so important to have representation for all races on TV. All people, from all walks of life. So when other people look at the television screen they can see and identify with that person doing great things.

There’s a lot of talent down there in NXT.

It’s always important for people to be able to watch WWE, especially because it’s a global product, it’s important for people all over the world to be able to look at the screen and see somebody who looks like them doing great things. And in turn, that inspires them to do great things.

I’m lucky and blessed to have so many tag-team championships.

I didn’t expect to become the guy who people look to do something cool in the Rumble in terms of avoiding elimination.

I’ve had a lot of starts and stops as far as my career is concerned, but I think what I am able to do is to put things into perspective.

I know how it feels to sit on the sideline and watch a spot that is supposed to be yours taken.

When I was training before I was even signed, I was listening to the Damian Marley CD ‘Welcome to Jamrock,’ and I got the idea one day in promo class to cut a promo in a Jamaican accent and everybody in the class went wild. That was the character I played from that point on and it kind of stuck until it didn’t.