Jinder Mahal Quotes

One of my goals is to become a WWE Hall of Famer.

If a situation came about something that would offend someone culturally, I would definitely speak up. WWE would want us to speak up because negative press is not our goal.

MMA, cricket, or anything, you cannot just coast. Every day, you have to wake up hungry.

I eat 30/40 grammes of carbohydrates, 30/40 grammes of proteins with every meal.

Personally, I am hoping being champion will increase the WWE Universe in India because I know that Indian fans are really passionate, and I want to be WWE Champion in India.

Two months before I re-signed with WWE, I decided just out of nowhere that I will start dieting, to work on my body and train harder. I started focusing more. Two months later, WWE called me back to re-sign. That was not a coincidence but the universe telling me that I am ready.

I would tell Vince McMahon, ‘Hey! I’m telling you, I’m going to run this place one day.’ And I think Vince likes to hear that. He knew I was motivated. He knew I was hungry.

WrestleMania is amazing.

Wrestlemania 34 was a huge moment for me both professionally and personally.

WWE sees India as huge opportunity and wants to continue to build its base.

The sky is truly the limit for WWE.

The Singh Brothers are good. I’ve actually known them for a long time.

When I started wrestling, I was still in high school.

I’m very proud to represent the great nation of India.

I beat Randy Orton, one of the all-time greats, you know. Why can’t I beat a Brock Lesnar?

I want to be one of the greatest champions of all time. And it’s a good pressure – I need this pressure. Because if pressure is making me work, if it’s making me work harder – it was hard work to get to the championship, to win the championship.

There’s a huge Indian population here in Toronto. Also, Calgary, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Edmonton – Canada really is a great multicultural country.

I behave. I lock myself in my hotel room every night.

I’m Punjabi and speak Punjabi fluently and know all the Indian customs and everything.

We are here to entertain and ultimately put smiles on people‘s faces.

I wrestled Tyler Breeze one time when there was, like, 20 people at the show.

What I do normally is I do the cardio, then I’ll eat – protein shake, oatmeal, banana – then I’ll hit the gym, and I’ll be in the gym for two hours.

The most passionate fans are from India, and I hope that I can motivate more Indians to pursue wrestling – or any athletics, for that matter – and become champions.

Being part of ‘Raw 1000′ in the same ring with Undertaker and Kane leading an army of young hungry wrestlers was amazing.

Why can’t I beat AJ Styles? I beat AJ Styles in the past before.

Honestly, nothing tastes as good as feeling good.

There is no food in the world that gives you a better feeling of walking around with veins bulging out, six-pack abs. It’s the best feeling in the world.

‘SmackDown Live’ is a great place with a great roster and many talented superstars.

WWE is growing every day, every week, and every month.

I think I am the most dominant superstar in WWE.

I had become complacent in WWE when I got released in 2014. I had become unmotivated. I wasn’t driven. I was out of shape and just not focussed.

Instead of fantasizing about food, I’m fantasizing about the WWE championship.

My uncle wrestled in the late ’80s to early ’90s, and I was too young to see his matches. However, he has always supported me in my journey, and I think that without his support, all this would not have been possible. He taught me a lot, and he is the reason that I’m a WWE wrestler.

It is an honor to represent the people of India every time I step into the ring.

There was originally no plan in place for me to become WWE champion. It felt like I became the No. 1 contender out of nowhere. I call what I did forcing the results. I wasn’t happy with my position. I was putting in the work, but I wasn’t getting the results. I was going to force the result no matter what the cost.

I would love to take the WWE championship back to India. Nobody has ever taken a WWE championship to India, so just to think about the power that I would have to motivate the youth and to inspire a tremendous amount of people there is amazing.

Obviously, in WWE, everyone is on top of their game.

Rob Gronkowski cost me the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, and I haven‘t forgot that.

As long as I can remember, I was a WWE fan. I wanted to grow up and be a WWE superstar just like my favorites.

I haven’t read ‘The Secret,’ but I know what it’s about, just having positive energy around you and being positive, and things start happening. I’m really, honestly, a firm believer of this.

One of my goals is definitely to motivate the youth towards sports. Whether it’s arts or academics, I just want to let them know that anything is possible. To think that I grew up as a WWE fan and now I’m a WWE champion proves that through hard work anything really is possible.

When I originally debuted in 2011, I was on ‘SmackDown.’ At the time, they were separate from ‘RAW,’ so I feel at home on ‘SmackDown.’

I listen to a lot of audio books and business-related books. All of the great businessmen have one thing in common: they write down their goals. They keep a journal. Not only that, but I write down my goals, and I check it off: whether or not I ate right, work out, check it off.

You never know when the break is going to come, so you have to keep plugging away.

My transformation represents more than what is just skin deep; it represents my motivation, drive, and willingness to constantly improve.

If you eat every two hours, your body doesn’t really hold much fat, and it actually speeds up your metabolism.

I take a magnesium supplement before my workout because it prevents cramping.

My favorite growing up was Bret Hart. I just idolized him when I was a child; he was my hero.

I’m a firm believer that you get back what you put in.

I’m fantasizing about being the best superstar I can be and improving.

I have no problem with Brock Lesnar being a part-timer, because he’s earned that spot. He’s a multiple time champion in WWE, a former UFC Champion, NCAA amateur wrestling champion, so his accolades speak for themselves.

The secret to my success is persistence.

You can’t just become complacent or lazy, or then the decline happens.

You can actually eat very clean at Chipotle. They have white rice, they have brown rice, and they have chicken. I stay away from the guac and the sour cream. I just get lettuce, double-meat chicken, and a white or brown rice.

Every day in WWE is blessing, and every day, I have to outwork my competition.

When I came to WWE – I got signed when I was 23. When I was on ‘SmackDown’ roster, the main roster, I was 24. I wasn’t ready for those responsibilities. I wasn’t – I wasn’t seasoned enough as a wrestler, as an in-ring performer.

Sometimes, guys are in a slump, or you feel like you’re not doing anything with the company, and I felt like that for years. But it can all change.

India has very motivated and talented people, and given the right opportunity, we always rise to the top.

I want to retire, when it’s all said and done, as one of the greats.

In order to succeed in WWE, you’re responsible. If you put in 100 percent, you get back 100 percent.

Mentally, you can’t expect positive things to start happening in your life with a negative attitude.

WWE is the epitome of Sports Entertainment; it gets no bigger than this. So, whether you are on ‘Raw’ or on ‘SmackDown,’ the level of talent that we have on both sides is second to none.

I believe that every WWE superstar is in charge, 100 percent, of his own destiny.

I want to cement my own legacy and, most importantly, motivate the youth of India and make all of India proud.

In Birmingham, England, I had a match with Tyson Kidd, and Mick Foley was at ringside and delivered a socko to me at the end of the match. That was another one of those moments that, if you told me I would be in the ring with Mick Foley giving me a socko, I wouldn’t believe you.

Daniel Bryan had the ‘Yes‘ Movement. That was phenomenal.

I learned Punjabi before I learned English in spite of the fact that I was born in Canada.

I’m an example that, in the WWE, there are opportunities for people who work hard, improve constantly.

I have a very positive outlook. I set goals for myself, and I write down my goals.

Definitely, as an Indian, I’m seen as an outsider, and definitely, the jeers come from that. But I enjoy it; I even encourage it. Whatever noise they make when I’m in the ring, it motivates me, drives me to do better.