Words matter. These are the best Sheamus Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
You know the way it is: sometimes Americans think of us as their backward little cousin. It’s the whole shamrock, potatoes, famine, leprechaun thing, all that drunken paddies rubbish.
I’d love to play Venom. I’m a huge ‘Spider-Man’ fan, and Venom was the character that drew me into the comics.
If you go back to the ’80s, I didn’t really know much about the characters. I knew what they did in the ring. I knew Hogan went off and spouted lots of crazy promos, and Ultimate Warrior did the same. They really were just characters.
I like that I can stand out from the crowd.
I try not to think small minded.
It’s really fun doing the ‘Celtic Warrior Workouts,’ as it just gives the fans a chance to see how we train.
I think what Brendan Rodgers did was right; I thought it was successful. He was able to show that he was able to change several players, prove to everybody in the team that no-one’s guaranteed a spot, rest a lot of key players, and at the same time walk away with a very reputable result.
The thing about me and Cesaro is that we both have strong individual personalities.
The New York crowd is definitely one to voice their opinion. They can be very loud and boisterous.
Doing different things is great. It’s always good to change things up. If you do the same thing over and over, it can get boring.
When I first won my WWE Championship, I just got to TV – I believe I was there five months. Everything just happened so fast; it was like a whirlwind.
I feel I’ve proved myself a lot more, showed my ability, showed what I can do.
It’s always good for people to like you, but as long as people react to you coming out, whether they are booing you or cheering you, it’s great.
When you start out somewhere, you’ve got to get your feet wet. You got to find your place.
My family watches all the time. They actually love the WWE. They don’t just follow my matches: they watch it all.
Us Irish are kind of like that: we’re hard grafters. We like to prove everybody wrong.
Obviously, ‘FIFA Football’ was a big game for me.
The Celts were harder than anyone else, tougher, and rugged. We battered everybody.
I have a PlayStation 3, and I love the ‘God of War’ games because the fellow’s got probably as white skin as I have.
I remember hearing the name… ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – what the hell is that?’ But I was hit by the bug as well. I used to watch the cartoon every morning before I went to school, played the video game at the arcades, and was a big fan of the comics.
The League of Nations could’ve been something really, really big… it wasn’t. A lot of guys were frustrated about it in a way.
Every time I get into the ring, my perspective is that the other guy is standing between me and a victory.
Even before I got to WWE, I studied Triple H. He was one of my favorite superstars; his wrestling was ruthless, and I think a lot of his style you can see in me a little bit.
I just want to go out there and have fun and entertain the crowd!
I’m always ready to go back on the road.
My ma is from County Clare, so she’s a Munster fan, so she keeps sending me Munster jerseys all the time, trying to convert me to Munster.
I actually had a ‘Wrestlemania’ game for the Omega back in the day.
No one has more charisma than me in WWE.
The record books aren’t going to lie. They aren’t going to say I sold out. They aren’t going to say anything.
Wrestling, for me, was always something I wanted to do, and it, working in IT, was just a way to get financially looked after; I went and wrestled on the side because you don’t make any money when you’re starting off, and you don’t have any name value.
I just want to sink my teeth into something good; maybe something with Finn Balor would be great. We had some matches in the U.K.
I’m either doing a show or in the gym or studying WWE videos or eating. I have to eat a lot.
As long as you are enjoying your wrestling and enjoying what you are doing, that’s all that really matters.
I’ve been playing video games since the Commodore 64 when I was about 5 years old.
I didn’t want to be one of these superstars that just come and then just disappear.
As for personality, without a doubt, my favorite of all time is Macho Man Randy Savage.
As for character, there is no doubt that the greatest of all time is The Undertaker, right? Look at all the time he has spent in the business and everything he has achieved. He is one of the greatest in history, and I will remember him forever.
I’m not happy until I’m going forward and accomplishing goals.
‘I have always been. I will always be. Come with me.’ It’s kind of the Celtic vibe. I am saying I will never change; I will always be the same. Follow me. This is what I stand for.
It’s always good to change and keep things fresh, whether it’s a hairstyle or wardrobe.
After four years of experience – and especially after the match with Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 27 for the U.S. title that ended up being a dark match – you’ve got to realize that patience is a huge key in this game.
I grew up playing games like ‘War Zone’ and the old ‘Smackdown,’ so I’m very excited to see myself in a game.
I’m a history buff, so I’ve been reading lots of books on Irish and American history.
I’ve been trying to learn Spanish, but it has been hard for me. It’s a slow process, but I’m trying.
When I was a kid, I always had the red hair, the white skin, and freckles. Back then, I wanted to look like everybody else, but now I realize that being different is definitely a major help.
We need to make the bullies aware of what they’re doing, why it’s wrong, and the effects it has on the kids who they are doing it to. You can see the light bulbs going off in these kids’ heads when I say this. I try to put them in the situation of those being bullied. It just makes them aware.
I became more aggressive, more dedicated, more intense – taking it match by match, night by night – to literally crawl and scratch my way back to the top.
If you talk about natural ability, I think Apollo’s probably the most naturally gifted athlete of the new era.
Being the U.S. champion is a big deal for me. Knowing that my ancestors built this country, it’s kind of like, the Irish were treated badly in this country for a long time, with a lot of tacky Irish stereotypes, so to me, it’s kind of like a bragging right.
I’m a whiskey drinker, but Cesaro is a coffee drinker.
Would I take Conor McGregor? No, he’s a lot shorter than me. I don’t think we’d be allowed fight – a heavyweight and a lightweight.
I’ve gotten punched in the face before by Cena. His hands are like rocks.
To get in the ring with guys I haven’t been in the ring with before – some fresh match-ups and exciting match-ups. That’s really what I’m looking for.
It’s the most important prize in WWE, the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. You’ll do anything and everything to keep it and to get it, and that includes putting your body on the line and doing whatever it takes.
When I look back at my career, I was always trying to be this particular ‘Celtic Warrior’ character.
Triple H was a big help to me.
Roman’s a great guy and has the respect of everybody in the locker room. He’s got a lot of stick from the Internet Wrestling Community, but he is literally one of the hardest workers.
The thing about the ‘Raw’ after Wrestlemania, the thing is they are the real hardcore, hardcore fans. It’s not your typical WWE audience.
I have been in the spotlight, and I have been out of it.
I want to give Irish kids something to be proud of back home. I want to bring out a stronger image of Ireland instead of ‘Irish Spring’ and ‘Lucky Charms’ and all that rubbish.
Who wouldn’t want to be involved in a movie?
You look back at the Attitude Era and the level of entertainment we put in the ring now. The Attitude Era doesn’t even come close. I’m not afraid to say that, either.
The wheel goes round and round and comes back, and opportunities are given again. You just have to remember that.
I feel like, since tagging with Cesaro, I’ve let my guard down.
Wikipedia’s funny. Some of the stuff on there – I go there occasionally – it’s unbelievable the amount of stuff that people will write on there.
I’ve walked out in front of Madison Square Garden to 20,000 people, which is amazing, as I can remember working in the O2 arena in Dublin as security for wrestling events.