I’ve turned those steel chains into gold to symbolize the fact that I’m still a slave, only my price tag is higher.
MR. TBack in the day, I would wear up to 45 pounds of gold. It would take me four hours to get dressed!
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I use my celebrity status to inspire someone, to give them hope.
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To have a comeback, you have to have a setback.
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Whatever role I play is a positive role; it’s a strong role. Never negative.
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When my ancestors came from Africa, they were shackled by our neck, our wrists, and our ankles in steel chains.
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I hold the door for the ladies – I’m a gent.
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I’m a child of God first. Before I became a celebrity, I was baptized a Christian.
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To me, it’s offensive. A bouncer likes to get physical, likes to put his hands on people.
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If you gonna wear the mohawk, you stick with it. You don’t just be dibby-dabbing. You make up your mind.
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I don’t mean to be cocky, but if I’m never on TV again.
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WWE asked me to be in the Hall of Fame, and I turned it down. You know why? They put Pete Rose in the wrestling Hall of Fame. This guy can’t even get into his own Hall of Fame.
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I have a heart of gold, but I’m really a marshmallow in my heart.
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See, behind all my tough, rough exterior is basically a marshmallow, maybe a pussycat. But not a wimp!
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I used to tell her some man gave me $10 to sweep out the yard. I was like Robin Hood. I took from the rich and gave to the poor. Me.
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Lord, so when I speak, my words might motivate, might inspire somebody, Lord, when they see me, let them see you. When they hear me, Lord, let them hear you. In your holy name I pray.’
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If you look at my job, my union card, it says ‘actor.’ It don’t say nothing about celebrity, movie star, nothing like that, and that’s one thing that keeps me humble.
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