Top 50 Bobby Lashley Quotes

My dad demanded results. I wasn’t expected just to be a student, I was supposed to get straight A’s. My dad didn’t want me just to play sports, he pushed me to win state championships in high school and national championships.

Being in the wrestling business, it was a whole lot to deal with in a short amount of time. I went from amateur wrestling one minute to, the next minute, I’m traveling the world, and I’m on the road 250 days a year.

If you’ve never stepped in a wrestling ring, and you’re with me, we can still have an excellent wrestling match, because that’s how good I believe I am.

There’s no secret I love professional wrestling. It’s not just the money all the time, I love wrestling, and I love fighting.

A lot of people in MMA do part-time jobs.

I’m a father, and that is the absolute most important thing in my life.

WWE is there for the soldiers.

When I was with WWE before, I was a big guy throwing people around – power moves. Then after that, when I left WWE, I was like, ‘I still enjoy professional wrestling,’ but some of the smaller guys look up at me and say, ‘I don’t wanna wrestle him. I don’t wanna get thrown around by that guy.’

If you want to go for the title, you go for the title, and you fight. You don’t run away; you fight.

Wrestling is in my blood.

I’ve had no documented concussions.

I grew up with nothing, and that was my motivation.

I am really simple with diets. I say feed your frame.

I was a part of the largest WrestleMania ever, so I know how to feed off the energy from the crowd in my fights.

I was excited ‘Maxim’ wanted me to be in Expert Fitness.

One thing you gotta take into consideration is that it’s professional wrestling, and you know it going in. There’s dangers to every profession, and our particular profession, concussions is one thing.

I’m not the type to call people out.

Every time I go out there, I have something to prove. Something more, something different.

I know I can wrestle a lot longer than I can fight.

When I train for fights, my kids understand, and they have my back. They are there with me.

I don’t eat for pleasure; I eat for performance.

Bobby Roode is amazing.

I can’t even begin to entertain another wrestler’s perception of me if they don’t understand what my fans look for in me. I’m different; I’m different.

I hate to lose.

Everybody gives Trump an extremely bad rap. He’s a businessman, so he is not trying to rub your back and tell you everything is going to be OK. He is going to set standards and, when everything is in chaos, you need someone who is willing to do what needs to be done.

Everybody wants to be a critic: a critic without the actual accolades to be a critic.

In order to resist injuries and stay healthy, you have to be mobile and agile. You have to be able to have your body work for you.

I was a business management major.

Working out is simple if you know what to do.

When you get to a certain level in wrestling, you got to be the ring general, and I’ve been in wrestling for a long time. And I can be a ring general against anybody.

I want that fight with Brock Lesnar. I don’t care if it’s the ring, the cage, or in a street fight.

Everybody else has the same 24 hours, but I’m going to make the most of my 24 hours.

When I started, I just put my nose to the grindstone, had great trainers and opponents like Fit Finlay, Arn Anderson, Booker T, Umaga and Bob Holly, and good things started to happen.

I have a fanbase, and I have a large fanbase, and there’s a lot of people that like me, and there’s a lot of people that support me, and there’s a lot of people that can relate to me.

Wrestling has taken me on a ride and a love affair. I absolutely enjoy wrestling.

I think the problem people get into is they want to go into the gym and look at other people’s workouts, or they want to lift what other people are lifting. I started out really small. I actually did a lot of research, and I learned all about working out. So take gradual steps.

WWE is not just about fighting; we’re about the community.

You can scout people as much as you want. At the end of the day, it’s a fight, so you got to be ready for almost anything.

When you put wrestlers on TV, they’re the highest professionals in the business.

MMA – for me, it was something that I needed to challenge myself.

That’s why I love wrestling: because there’s so many different people. I love everybody, from Hornswoggle to the Great Khali to Seth Rollins, to The Bludgeon Brothers. I love everything about wrestling because of that.

Whether it’s MMA or wrestling, I try to find the best people and go after the best people.

I don’t spoil myself on extravagant cars or spending money on jewelry. So I save a lot of the money I have.

In wrestling, you’ve got to be an athlete. You can’t just be a body builder; you can’t just be this big strong guy who picks people up and throws them around. For longevity in the business, you got to keep your body fit and together.

One of the best things I’ve ever been told is that it’s better for someone to tell you to slow down than to speed up.

We had some rough times in TNA. We had some pay issues, and this and that, they were some other issues. But at that time, we were working harder than we ever worked. Even though, you know, we were being paid late and all, we worked harder than we worked before.

I try to take care of myself as much as possible.

Some guys lock up when they hear the crowd. I feel the energy and take it with me into the fight. I’ve been in front of huge crowds and know to use that energy.

I love wrestling, and of course WWE is the main stage, but I’m happy to be with TNA.

If somebody has something negative to say, I’m a very – I won’t say introverted, because I’m not introverted – I’m a very, just, calm person.