29 Sami Zayn Quotes for You to Enjoy

Sami Zayn

Canadian Athlete

Born: Jul 12, 1984

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Everyone's the hero in their own story. You've lived your life. You're the good guy of your life, the protagonist of your own movie. Everyone knows that they have more in them to offer than they sometimes show. Sami Zayn

I think it's important for youngsters from all walks of life to have some sort of representative that they can look up to and aspire to be and let them know there's a chance for anybody from any background. Sami Zayn

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If I can be a positive Arab figure on such a large platform such as the WWE, and become some sort of an inspiration to an Arab kid in Lebanon, Egypt, or Jordan, then that's amazing. Sami Zayn

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I think you've still got to try to be good, day-to-day. You see a granny, you hold the door open for her. You just try to do the right thing. I don't know if that makes you a saint or the greatest guy in the world, but trying is a start. Sami Zayn

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The Hardys were a huge influence on me becoming a wrestler. Not so much the moves themselves, but the concepts behind the moves: trying to be innovative and just being exciting. Sami Zayn

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I don't ever want to be boring. Sami Zayn

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It's a slow process, getting hired by WWE. First, you get noticed; you're on their radar. Then you come for a tryout. Then you wait to hear back. There's the physical. It's a very long process. Sami Zayn

Feeling stupid is a terrible feeling. Sami Zayn

Feeling Stupid Terrible

It's definitely a sensitive topic to discuss, but I have felt, since I signed with the WWE, I was in a unique position to reestablish how Arabs were perceived in the WWE and western media. Sami Zayn

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Ever since I was a kid and growing up and watching things like the 'Naked Gun' movies, there was always this stereotype about how Arabs were perceived and portrayed. I've never watched those Arab villains in the movie and felt like that was me. Sami Zayn

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I was born in Canada, but both my parents are Syrian - they moved to Canada in the '70s, and I was born in a 100-percent-Arab house. Sami Zayn

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Sometimes you have to say what's on your mind if it's something that's really important to you. Sami Zayn

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I don't want to tell fans what to think or what to believe or whatever, but at the same time, some things just hit you very personally. Sami Zayn

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Selfishly, it feels great for me to do something that might put a smile on someone else's face. Sami Zayn

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I have no pokerface. Sami Zayn

The game has changed since the '80s, where you could punch and kick and headlock and do one suplex, and that's a 25 minute match. Sami Zayn

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A crowd's a crowd, and to me, it's not so much about the size as much it is the energy we're getting. Sami Zayn

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I've worked in front of crowds of two hundred that sounded like a thousand, and I've worked in front of crowds of five thousand that sounded like two hundred. It really varies with the energy level with any given crowd on any given night. Sami Zayn

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I have that inherent performer personality. Sami Zayn

Personality Performer Inherent

It's got to be repetition of me over and over again, constantly delivering the goods every time I'm out there. And that's how I'm going to get to where I need to be, which is in an important match at WrestleMania every year. Sami Zayn

Montreal is my home town - I love it to death - but Toronto, I think, might have to be the best market in Canada. From a numbers perspective, it definitely is. The fans are incredible, and every time we go there, it sells out. It's awesome, and the fans are incredible. Sami Zayn

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Lifelong wrestling fans who are discovering NXT and being like, 'Wait, this is the kind of wrestling I used to like,' or, 'I like this' - it's succinct. It's an hour long. You've got some great wrestlers, and you've got great storytelling, and it's simple, and it's gritty. Sami Zayn

I believe in just being yourself, and the whole kit and caboodle comes with it. Sami Zayn

Yourself Believe Kit Just Being Being Yourself Whole

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