R-Truth Quotes

I heard there are some real rowdy fans in New Zealand.

I’ve kind of changed my diet, but in my diet rulebook, on section 5 paragraph A, there’s a cheating plan. So, Corky’s BBQ is one of my favorite spots to go to.

Me, I like to go against the grain.

Gotta keep your ear to the streets. That’s Rule No. 1.

Music is universal, man. I got bitten by the wrestling bug and now I just do them both.

I’m a grown man now, I’ve got a family, I understand responsibility.

That was one of the most hurtful things, to have my mother see me in court and to have my mother see me behind bars.

Hulk Hogan convinced me that WrestleMania was where my goals needed to be at.

I’m a fan of Kobe and LeBron. People always try to make me pick one or the other, but I think they’re both great. They both deliver.

If you‘re going to be in this business, you need to be in to win it.

All my music has always been about positive, having ambition, having goals, having dreams, and believing in yourself.

I’ve been wrestling and making music for a long time.

Memphis is like the heart of wrestling.

My influences, going back through the history of rap, talk about Doug E. Fresh, Kool Moe D, Eric B. & Rakim, Public Enemy.

I absorb energy, I absorb the good, the bad, I absorb everything. That’s what makes me who I am.

I met Tupac pretty much right after he did the movie ‘Juice,’ so he was already with Digital Underground, but he was on his own rise at this time. He was very humble, down to earth, a very cool guy.

Succeeding, being on TV, being a professional, I was proud of myself, I was happy.

In many ways professional wrestling is a dance.

There’s so many great wrestlers in this sport who could probably work circles around me and it’s amazing to see that, but I love being the kind of character who can take you on a roller coaster, make you smile and laugh.

I’m trying to take wrestling to a whole different level.

When you see who I am, you’re getting a real character, a real person. R-Truth, that’s me.

I was a fanatic about wrestling when I was a kid.

I want to keep grabbing, keep reaching, keep crawling, keep grinding and excelling until I can go no higher.

The South is where wrestling was birthed.

It’s about important things such as having faith, pursuing your dreams and goals. My music is about drive.

My dance background helped me tremendously. Dancing is like second nature to me.

I want to become a main player, a main-eventer, a headliner – whatever. I have all that’s needed to do that.

Sometime I rap for the house. Sometime I rap live.

I leave my career totally to the creative staff and Vince McMahon. Whatever they give me to do, I’ll go in headfirst and I’ll just perfect it and make it happen. I’m ready for whatever they have to throw at me.

A lot of my music is inspired by personal situations in my life.

When I’m in the ring I’ve got a million people watching me weekly, looking for me to present something memorable to them.

Sometimes a blessing will come out of mistakes.

My character is such an entertaining character that it is a whole other element to the show, so once they put me and Carmella together it was like, okay, now I have something to do.

You can see into people’s souls through their eyes.

Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker, Shawn Michales… the list goes on and on of great guys who made WrestleMania what it is.

I’m a parent, I gotta be a super dad.

It’s a long road of paying your dues. Each and every person that’s in this business has to go down that road. Some people may not have to. Some people may be given that road instantly because of who they are.

All the things I talk about are true, but some of them I may tweak a little bit. A lot of it is the way I feel about wrestling. When you have a character like mine, you can push the envelope and go far with some of the issues.

There’s certain countries that you can’t get in if you’ve got a criminal background record. There’s certain jobs in the States that you can’t get because you’ve got a criminal background record. That follows you the rest of your life… and that’s something you have to deal with the rest of your life.

I originally wanted to be a rapper and musician.

When the opportunity is there, you have to let your creative juices start flowing and reach and grab for it.

I remember, I was at the house with my oldest son and I got that call from Johnny Ace. You know that call. Johnny was the guy that hired me, fired me and hired me back, which was kind of cool. But I was just fired, everything stopped, my whole world stopped.

All my mistakes, all my accomplishments, the good things I’ve done, the bad I’ve done, and the mistakes I’ve learned from, the mistakes I’ve never done before – all of that made me into what I am now.

I’ve always felt that God, himself, has chosen me for his purpose, for higher callings whether it’s to be an inspiration to somebody else‘s life, whether it’s to change somebody else’s life, or whether it’s to be that support or light in somebody else’s life.