48 Jake Hager Quotes for You to Enjoy

Jake Hager

American Wrestler

Born: Mar 24, 1982

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All Elite Wrestling completely changes the entire landscape of pro wrestling. Jake Hager

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Chris Jericho is on the Mount Rushmore of professional wrestling. Jake Hager

Wrestling Mount Professional Chris

In addition to being gifted athletically and being the strongest guy in the room, Cesaro is very smart upstairs. He can go in the back and wrestle a match out in his head, then he'll add his Cesaro-isms in the ring to really make the match special. He knows exactly where to put things and make a match explosive. Jake Hager

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When I was competing at Oklahoma in college, I remember always getting a lot of anxiety before wrestling matches. Almost to the point where, 'Oh my gosh, man, this is a lot.' Jake Hager

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I have a lot of experience with the lights on bright - a lot of people watching and performing on live television. Jake Hager

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I would love to fight Fedor Emelianenko in Russia, maybe we can make that happen. Jake Hager

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Before I signed with WWE, I thought my athletic career was done. I was going into the finance industry and I just thought I couldn't compete any more. But the mind is a really powerful thing and you can unlock your potential if you choose to ignore what your mind is telling you. Jake Hager

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Some people work their entire lives to become a professional fighter and see certain guys with exposure or just a name, hop into the professional ranks. It can rub people the wrong way and have them very doubtful of your skills because they see first-hand the hard work and how many years it takes to master this. Jake Hager

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I look like a winner, I smell like a winner, so why not put it on the big screen? Jake Hager

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Your natural instinct when people are throwing punches at you is to back up. That just makes it more dangerous for you. You'll get hurt that way. You've got to teach yourself to go forward, move your feet and move your head. I'm not going to lie, that was tough for me to learn. Jake Hager

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

Money First Mistakes Beginning Make Doing Then Championships

I think 'We the People' is an example of why pro wrestling is so cool because it was a storyline that started out very political and very controversial and very nasty. It really evolved into a movement of the people, not just American people, but people everywhere. Jake Hager

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

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As cool as Jack Swagger was, he felt choreographed. Jake Hager

He Felt Jack Swagger Cool

When I was leaving college, getting ready to graduate with a degree in finance, I had job interviews for months and months - and nothing really was moving like a real opportunity. Meanwhile, a lot of my wrestling teammates at Oklahoma had started getting into MMA training. Jake Hager

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If I can make someone tap out with my ankle lock it would be Sasha Banks. Jake Hager

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People think I look like a P.E. teacher or the principal. Jake Hager

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WWE really likes to keep its fans on the edge of their seats and on their toes. Jake Hager

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That's one thing I found out about myself when I left WWE: I'm that guy that needs to be pushed full throttle. That's when you're gonna get the best out of me. Jake Hager

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Big risk means big reward. I want that. Jake Hager

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I'm a competitor. I had that reputation in my time at the WWE. I would walk into a locker room, start wrestling with someone, and all I'd hear is, 'There goes Swagger again.' Jake Hager

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My junior and senior year in college is when I first realized what MMA is and really started liking it. I went the other route - I went into the entertainment field and started wrestling professionally, and I did that for about 11 years. Jake Hager