100 Quotes by Jake Hager

I grew up in one of the most prolific high-school-wrestling programs in the country, and MMA fighters are more successful when they have that amateur-wrestling background.

You don't see a lot of fighters with no or little experience getting to be on the main card. I know that's an incredible honor, but at the same time, I know my worth, and I know my value.

From the beginning, make no mistakes, I'm a prizefighter and doing this for the money. Money first. And then championships.

You know, there's not a lot of guys who don't like Jack Swagger. It's a good problem to have.

Kofi Kingston has always been one of my favorite opponents to wrestle. He and I started back in McDonough, Georgia in 2006 in developmental at Deep South together. So, our careers have come along at the same time. He's incredible.

I've heard that I'm a wrestler and not a real fighter, but I have nothing to prove to anybody.

When you step in front of a camera, and everybody is going to have their hyped-up personality, everyone is going to have the character they are trying to play.

Chris Jericho is on the Mount Rushmore of professional wrestling.

As a fighter, I'm not one of those people that wants to prove I can go out and throw strikes.