Top 77 Bill Goldberg Quotes

Hulk Hogan and I put 43,000 people in the Georgia Dome with three days’ notice. I’ve got a fairly big following in Atlanta.

The deal is that I hold myself to an extremely high standard, and it’s a standard that can never be… it’s unattainable. But it drives me to be the very best in everything I do.

I told my wife, when I go up to the garage and I wash my Cobra, I feel like I’m cheating on her.

I’m not normal.

If you don’t want to investigate what you’re passing judgment on, then it’s your fault. And I believe that if people investigate Goldberg as a human being, I’m not such a bad guy.

At this time, the only thing that would get me back in the ring is something that would positively impact those in need. If selling out another major event would allow me to bring a ship full of supplies to hand out to those in need, I’d say that would be very significant.

There’s only one reason I would do the kickboxing thing, and that’s for myself. I’ve been doing it as an avid student on-and-off for 10 years, and it’s something I really enjoy.

I guess I blow all the stereotypes right out of the water.

I worked in a gym. I was a trainer. I did all the crappy ex-football-player jobs.

As a father, you want the best for your son, quite obviously. You want to create the best memories for your son.

At the end of the day, it’s a very powerful voice when you’re able to perform on any level on any stage and have the audience, have the attention of children. It’s a gift. It’s not to be taken lightly, and it can be used for good or for bad.

Lets be honest: I’m an athlete, not an entertainer as much. So as an athlete, I am a guy who likes the physical confrontation of the football field. I like playing nose-guard; I like having two 350 pound guys trying to rip my head off.

I grew up in the Midwest, so we really didn’t have much hockey going on.

Oh, I love Rock to death, man. He doesn’t inspire me as an actor but, I mean, come on.

It’s always good to have other people who you can lean on and pick you up when you’re down and vice versa.

I didn’t choose Goldberg because I wanted to be the flagship for the Jewish movement, not by any stretch of the imagination. I chose Goldberg because no one else can own it.

Would it be an honor to be bestowed Hall of Fame credentials? Yeah. Does it define me as a person? No.

The reality is that a lot of these bad things that happen in the wrestling business, 90 percent are because of certain people’s egos. There’s no question about that.

The stupidest question I get is ‘Is Goldberg your real name?’ I tell people, ‘No, my real name is Killer, but I wanted a much more menacing name, so I picked Goldberg.’

At the end of the day, leaving WrestleMania, having my hand raised, beating Brock Lesnar… I’d say it was a pretty successful tenure.

Most of the wrestling happens in the South, so I had to ask myself how I was going to be received as a Jewish boy named Goldberg. Then again, I have never, nor would I ever, hide my Jewish identity.

As a father and an ex-wrestler, it’s a dream come true. To be able to come back and be included in ‘WWE 2K17,’ it’s a huge honor.

I think when Kevin Nash put himself on the booking committee and then gave me my first loss, that was beginning of the end.

I like to train in my Muay Thai gym that I co-own.

Whether it’s at a concert in France or a restaurant in the United States, terrorism doesn’t have to happen in a military installation by any stretch of the imagination.

No matter how much money you make, no matter how famous you are, you’re not above going outside and cutting trees. I do it all the time.

Let’s be perfectly honest. I love Rock to death. We’re all different people, but Rock’s a showman.

My dream was to have a garage where I could put some of the coolest cars I’ve ever seen throughout my life.

All those guys wanna be us. All the fighters wanna be in professional wrestling; I don’t care what they say.

I thrive on physical confrontation. It’s a competitive juice in me. I’m always going to have that in the back of my mind. So whether I’m 49, 59, 69 or 109, I’m always going to think that I can go out and compete.

I have never, ever, received any taunts or any form of anti-Semitism. And I suppose being a Jewish football player with the Atlanta Falcons was no different than being a Baptist football player with the Atlanta Falcons. But in the back of your mind, you always expect something to happen.

The biggest thing about being a wrestler and being Goldberg gave me, was the ability to be a superhero for kids. I want the ability to be that guy again.

I’m more of a ‘competitor’; I like to go in the ring and let people judge the competition.

I’m an active participation guy. No matter how much money you make, no matter how famous you are, you’re not above going outside and cutting trees. I do it all the time.

The reality is, I’m not 24 or 34 anymore. Things are going to be different when I prepare for and when I compete in an athletic endeavor.

My hobby first and foremost is collecting automobiles. I have a fairly nice, finished 6,500-square-foot structure that I call my garage.

I’m sitting here with the Mets, and I get to throw out the first pitch. That’s one of the coolest things in the world for anybody.

I should think wrestling is the most positive thing in the world. The fact is, behind the scenes, there’s stuff that goes on that’s bush-league. It’s laughable.

At the end of the day, you have smart marks all over the world thinking that they know the outcome of a match.

At the end of the day, I’m greatly appreciative of all the fans that I was able to acquire over the years.

Nine times out of ten, people consider a nice little Jewish boy the kid who grows up and sits behind a desk preparing your taxes. I’ve certainly broken that stereotype in many ways.

Let’s be honest: I’m an athlete, not an entertainer as much.

I picked up a lot watching Ultimate Fighting. I studied martial arts. But I had an idea to be different, to portray a character people would like.

I’d love to wrestle a Bruiser Brody or Andre the Giant from the past.

I cherish every moment, because success can be taken right away from you.

I had creative control over my character, which means if they wanted me to do something that I didn’t agree with, then I wouldn’t do it. If it was good for the show, then I had no problem. If it was demeaning to the character and wasn’t adding a positive light to the show, then I can guarantee that I wouldn’t do it.

What kind of moron would go to work for half the amount of money, when they could sit at home and collect what’s written in a contract?

I really don’t have a favorite team.

Kids are soft these days, period, end of the story in every respect. People coddle them too much. I’m sick of that; it’s irresponsible parenting. Taking care of them is one thing, but turning little boys into little girls because you’re coddling them so much, kids need to have experiences on their own.

Sometimes I think back to everything I’ve been through, and I wonder, ‘Man, how the hell did I get here?’

Being a professional wrestler surely prepares you for any acting role in that we have to act on live television, so there’s a lot of pressure put there.

When you become a professional wrestler, your name becomes company property.

If it took professional wrestling for people to recognize me as a person, then all the other endeavors I embark upon will explain me as a person, define me as a person, but wrestling will not define me.

After you ride a roller coaster that’s been going up for a year and a half, and you reach the pinnacle and then dive straight down with no gradual decline, it’s a little disorienting. I didn’t know how to take losing.

They don’t pay me enough to take any racial abuse. If you come up to me and say something racially, I’m going to take your head off.

The muscles in my lower abdomen had torn off my pelvis.

I used to play videogames, but I don’t have too much time anymore. I used to have 3DO, but I could never find any games, really. I used to play it all the time. Games like ‘Road Rash.’

In high school, all my friends’ older brothers had these cars. I had a number of friends whose brothers collected Dodges and Plymouths and some of the coolest cars I’ve ever seen when I was a kid. I was just flabbergasted.

I always wanted to become a good role model for kids as a professional football player. Unfortunately, I didn’t attain that through football, but I was smart enough to realize that professional wrestling provided another opportunity for that.

There’s no question, I guarantee you, that you will see more NFL players getting into wrestling. They have the personality for it.

As a professional wrestler, it’s not my position to be the booker, to formulate a match, unless you’re asked to do that.

My experience with video games is a far cry from ‘WWE 2K17.’ Did I ever aspire to be that character? Man, I just wanted to be a hero to kids. Whether it’s a character in a video game, a movie or a TV series, it’s an accolade that I’m greatly appreciative of.

I’m going to make an appearance in professional wrestling, but it won’t be for the WWE. If I put wrestling boots and wrestling trunks on one last time – and I’m going to – it’s going to be done by me and me only.