I was never a WCW fan growing up, so I was never a Goldberg fan at all - and I've told him that.
I hope that Ring Of Honor could one day sell out Madison Square Garden when WWE is not in town.
I've always believed in myself, quite frankly, and believed in my abilities.
I wasn't in NXT for very long, but what I learned there was very valuable once I got onto the main roster - how to communicate to a larger audience, stuff like that.
I went from beating John Cena in my first match to winning the Intercontinental title to defending it at WrestleMania.
I've been a top guy since I walked in - since I beat John Cena in my first match.
I like having titles. I feel like when I walk out and I don't have a title, it's strange. Even in the independent scene before I got to WWE, I was a champion in most of the companies I wrestled for. Being a champion is just what I do.
I don't have many particular beliefs, but I do believe in people who we've lost. I'll speak to Owen Hart; he was a big influence on me as a young wrestler, and when he passed, I felt a great sense of loss. Ever since then, I just talk to Owen Hart before every match, and I ask him to be with me and make sure I don't get hurt.
The way I look and the shape I am in, I've had so many people tell me, 'You'll never make it because of the way you look.' But that never stopped me - it may even have motivated me a little.
I don't think I'm a loud mouth.
It's not hard for me to stay humble. I think there is always somebody better than me, so that's what keeps me humble. A lot of people could learn how to stay humble.
I have dreamed of being a champion in WWE, and there's nothing I won't do, no length I won't go to, in order to keep it that way.
My son's a big John Cena fan and obviously a big fan of mine who is very proud of everything I'm accomplishing.
A big reason why I signed with WWE in the first place was because my son wanted to see me wrestle in WWE, and he wanted to see me wrestle John Cena.
Whether it's the NXT title or the United States title or the Intercontinental title or the World title, if I have that title, then that's the most important one.
I went into NXT with no expectations. That's what I was told when I was hired - have no expectations, just do the best I could - and that's always what I've done for the last fifteen years. That's what I did, and you know, it's obviously working out pretty good.
When I'm on, people watch; people pay attention.
