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I can look back now and say, 'Aw, that was a little dumb taking huge bumps onto concrete before a couple of hundred fans,' but if it wasn't for that attitude and that type of work ethic, I never would have gotten to WWE.

- Mick Foley

Concrete, Couple, Hundred, Bumps

You have to believe in yourself. But you know what? There's a fine line between believing in yourself and being delusional. And I'm sure there were a lot of people who thought I was being delusional when they saw me attempting to become a big shot in the world of pro wrestling. Luckily, it worked out: it doesn't work out for that many people.

- Mick Foley

Thought, Big, Line, Luckily

When people see my show, they may not laugh out loud as they do with some of the classic comedians, but they do enjoy it. I regret that I called it comedy to begin with; I should have called it 'An Evening With' or put it down as spoken word. But the emphasis is always on funny stories.

- Mick Foley

Regret, Some, Show, Spoken Word

As a halfway decent college DJ, I had been exposed to some great progressive stuff and always took pride in unearthing musical gems.

- Mick Foley

College, Some, Always, Progressive

I think doing The Improv is a little more ominous than doing a college campus because it was so different than anything I'd done.

- Mick Foley

College, Doing, Think, Ominous

I wanted to be a baseball player, but I became fascinated with wrestling as a teenager.

- Mick Foley

Baseball, Wanted, Became, Baseball Player

The first few songs of the album 'Little Earthquakes' were unlike anything I'd ever heard.

- Mick Foley

Album, Songs, Ever, Earthquakes

Bray Wyatt is one of the most captivating characters to come down the pike in ages.

- Mick Foley

Most, Characters, Ages, Captivating

Triple H was one of the main proponents of women's wrestling.

- Mick Foley

Women, Wrestling, Main, Triple

I lived in Alabama for a while during the dying days of the Continental Wrestling Federation. I lived in Montgomery and traveled all over Alabama.

- Mick Foley

Continental, Federation, Traveled

I remember being really hurt by a relative of a good friend of mine when I mentioned that someone was a great wrestler - she said, 'What do you mean? How can you be great at wrestling?' I stopped them and said, 'Do you think that what I do takes no talent whatsoever?' She realized how hurtful those words were.

- Mick Foley

Good, Remember, I Remember, Good Friend

There was a time when Vader and I had a main event Pay-Per-View match, back in 1993 at Halloween Havoc, and I firmly thought that it was going to be the biggest match of my career and that everything after would just be going downhill.

- Mick Foley

Thought, Career, Firmly, Downhill

The idea of standing five feet away from Norah Jones and listening to her sing Neil Young's 'Down By The River' was just phenomenal. I compare that to what my kids know of at a concert, which is sitting in a stadium and watching a huge screen.

- Mick Foley

Feet, Away, Compare, Phenomenal

On the 'SmackDown' side, A.J. Styles really has been phenomenal.

- Mick Foley

Been, Side, Styles, Phenomenal

I think what limited my role when I was WWE commissioner in 2000 was my reluctance to get back in the ring every now and then.

- Mick Foley

Think, Role, I Think, Reluctance

My goal in wrestling was always to take people on a journey to get a reaction and make people feel like they had seen something special. Thankfully, I get reminded of that every day.

- Mick Foley

Goal, Reaction, Always, Something Special

I see The Rock running in 2020 and being a two-term president. I think he would be great, and I'm joking when I say I think Stephanie McMahon wouldn't be a fine president of the United States. I think she's got the leadership qualities. I see those two as potential candidates, and I see Kane as a congressional leader.

- Mick Foley

Leader, Congressional, Joking

It's difficult to differentiate between a story that's humorous and clever and one that actually makes people laugh out loud.

- Mick Foley

Difficult, Loud, Makes, Humorous

In 1999, I had my back against the wall, and WWE had a ghostwriter working on an autobiography for me. He was halfway through, and it was awful, just boring. I took over as a way of trying to fix things, as I thought I could probably do a better job.

- Mick Foley

Thought, Through, WWE, Better Job

I find that I get most of the same things I loved about performing in the ring when I do my live shows around the world.

- Mick Foley

Ring, Performing, About, Live Shows

I think I had four concussions throughout my career that were diagnosed, and I guess that I've had seven more. But the fact that three of them came in a four month span when I was making a comeback in 2004 is a little bit scary.

- Mick Foley

Career, Fact, I Think, Span

I get asked a lot about the Rock N' Sock Connection.

- Mick Foley

Rock, Asked, Lot, Sock

There are guys who thrive completely on the action in the ring and see the promotion as a necessary evil, whereas I think it's so much easier to tell people what a tough guy you are, as opposed to backing it up.

- Mick Foley

Ring, Tough Guy, I Think, Whereas

I think people who read Internet blogs are usually trying to fit it in during a busy part of their day, and there's only so much information that you digest. Whereas an experience with a book is a little more comfortable, and I think people are a little more willing to really delve into information.

- Mick Foley

I Think, Willing, Blogs, Whereas

Political parties could learn a lot from pro wrestling, as we have our passionate base, too, but we don't necessarily gear our show around them.

- Mick Foley

Learn, Passionate, Could, Base

There is nothing like the indignity of not fitting into a roller coaster.

- Mick Foley

Nothing, Like, Indignity, Roller

You want the match to be like a roller coaster, so you can't predict it.

- Mick Foley

Want, Match, Like, Roller

My greatest personal Survivor Series moment was facing The Rock in 1998 and having Mr. McMahon turn on me. That set into motion one of the best series of matches I've ever had and some of the most important with The Rock. Not only did we have great matches, but then we became teamed up following the rivalry, so that was big.

- Mick Foley

Big, Some, Became, McMahon

I tell people the most important move they can make is not in the ring. It's taking the time to get to know Mr. McMahon.

- Mick Foley

The Most Important, Move, Mr, McMahon

Back in 2004, Vince McMahon basically told me to consider WWE to be my playground, and that I could come and play any time I wanted to.

- Mick Foley

Play, WWE, Could, McMahon

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