Mark Henry

“I had to decide whether I should try to play pro football after high school or try to pursue my powerlifting career.”

“There's a lot to being a weightlifter. People think it's all brute strength. But it takes strength, quickness, flexibility, and technique. And it can cause a lot of stress.”

“I grew up learning from guys like Ron Simmons and Owen Hart. They were like mentors to me, so I was able to embrace what they taught me, and I think I did alright.”

“I was kind of sheltered. I grew up in Silsbee, Texas, a town of 3,000 people.”

“Small? Nah, I never want to be small. Big people usually push small people around. Why would I want to be small?”

“A lot of athletes are stuck on themselves and don't want to socialize and that kind of thing. When I see that, I hate it.”

“The true measure of strength is through a squat and deadlift.”

“If you're going to lose to somebody, losing to a guy like Brock Lesnar is not something that people will laugh at. Brock is arguably one of the top ten fighters on Earth.”

“The Undertaker's theme isn't really a single, but in terms of eerie music, you can't beat it.”

“I was an unusually big kid for my age and did not know how to express myself after being targeted as the odd one out. I thus landed myself in trouble for reacting aggressively. But with time...”

“Wrestling went from being sometimes comical to very serious, and there was a lot of depth regarding the vastness in which people performed.”

“I never in my career did appearances, like where you go and sign autographs, and you do the comic-cons and all of that stuff, because I wanted, when I stopped wrestling, to go and do that st...”