The whole 'SmackDown' roster has a chip on its shoulder.
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.
You never know when the break is going to come, so you have to keep plugging away.
Every time I write down my goals, I realize that I have to hit the gym. I have to eat right. I have to improve in the ring. I have to give it 100%. I have to improve on my promos. These are the things that go through my head daily because I work hard on them.
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.
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.
At the end of the day, I write down an 'L' or a 'W,' whether or not the day was a 'Loss' or if it was a 'Win.' It really bothers you to have to write down an 'L.' An 'L' looks like a day I ate a lot of junk food, or I didn't work out when I was supposed to or train when I was supposed to train, or if I felt that I had a bad performance in the ring.
I was on 'SmackDown' TV when I was 24. I was released when I was 27 and came back at 29.
I behave. I lock myself in my hotel room every night.
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.
Getting released in 2014 was the best thing that happened to me because I got to regain my focus, regain my pride, and come back as the best-conditioned athlete there is in WWE, which ultimately led me to become the single greatest WWE champion.
We are here to entertain and ultimately put smiles on people's faces.
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.
WrestleMania is amazing.
Obviously, in WWE, everyone is on top of their game.
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 beat Randy Orton, one of the all-time greats, you know. Why can't I beat a Brock Lesnar?
I think I'm going to be successful in WWE.
MMA, cricket, or anything, you cannot just coast. Every day, you have to wake up hungry.
Every day, you have to put in the hard work.
