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Terry Funk
Terry Funk
American Wrestler
Born: Jun 30, 1944
Business Fans Great He Me Wrestling
I would like to see another Johnny Valentine. Terry Funk
Valentine Would See Johnny Like Another
In ECW, hardcore wrestling wasn't done just for the fun of it. It was done for a purpose, for a reason. And for me, it was done to exist and produce a revenue for my family. Terry Funk
Family Me Wrestling Purpose Revenue Exist Done Just Produce Reason Fun Hardcore
McMahon has made a lot of guys very rich, but he may also be taking years off their lives. Terry Funk
Made Rich Guys He Taking Also Years Lot Off Very May McMahon Lives
I came up with all kinds of stuff. That was part of being great and having creativity. I'm not just bragging about myself. I'm just saying. Terry Funk
Saying Myself Great Creativity Kinds I Came About Having Part Stuff Came Bragging Up Just Being
I still recall the first time I laid eyes on Ric. Dusty Rhodes and Dick Murdoch were wrestling, at the time, in Minnesota, and they took a liking to this kid who'd been hanging around the matches. That kid was Ric Flair, and they brought him to my ranch in Amarillo, Texas. Terry Funk
Time Eyes First Took Ranch Kid Minnesota Brought Wrestling Liking Him Around First Time Matches Still Were Been Texas Flair Dusty Hanging Laid Recall
Personally, I like to think I'm like my old man. I like to think I have the brains he did. Terry Funk
Man Old Think He Like Brains Did Personally Old Man
My father left a bit of his life with me. He gave me a gift, as did so many other wrestlers, like Mike DiBiase, Bob Geigel, Verne Gagne and Gene Kiniski. They all left me with something. Terry Funk
Life Me Gift Father Other Gave Bit Gene Something Wrestlers He Like His Left Did Bob Mike Many
I think CM Punk is a hell of an in-ring performer. Terry Funk
Punk Hell Think I Think Performer
Do I feel confident about my health? I don't think that anybody ever should feel confident about their health if they are 72 years old, and getting ready to go in to the ring. If they are then they are probably some kind of an idiot and that is more than likely what I am. Terry Funk
Health I Am Old Idiot Think Kind Ring I Feel Some About More Feel Likely Ready Am Go Years Than Getting Confident Anybody Then Should Ever
In order to make a name for myself I took notice of the craziest wildest son-of-a-guns out there, and how they would receive a lot of the attention from the local wrestling periodicals. I decided that I would become an oddity, and that's how I have existed ever since. Terry Funk
Myself Become Took Local Wildest Out Would Wrestling Attention Since Name Make How Oddity Existed Lot Order Decided Craziest Notice Ever Receive
Stan Hansen was a tough-as-nails freshman middle linebacker when I was a senior at West Texas State. He was a damn good football player, but he developed some problems with his knees. When football didn't work out he asked me about professional wrestling. Terry Funk
Work Good Me Problems Damn State Out Some About Wrestling Developed Football He Knees Football Player Freshman His West Texas Senior Middle Work Out Asked Stan Professional Player
My point was to always have my spectators leave saying 'hot damn I got my money's worth.' Terry Funk
Saying Money Worth Damn Point Hot Always Got Leave Spectators
Extreme rules, hardcore wrestling - whatever they want to call it - was born out of a necessity to survive. Terry Funk
Whatever Extreme Rules Out Born Wrestling Call Survive Want To Survive Hardcore Necessity
What makes that turnstile turn? That's what made wrestling what it has become. The fans dictate the direction of the wrestling industry. Terry Funk
Fans Made Become Direction Wrestling Industry Makes Dictate Turn
I crossed over into the WWE, but a lot of guys never did cross over. Terry Funk
Cross Crossed Guys Never Over WWE Lot Did
I've had my elbows operated on, both my knees are shot, I've got stitches everywhere. Terry Funk
Everywhere Both Had Knees Operated Got Elbows Shot
I have a knack - and still do - where I can look at a guy and tell you if he's going to draw you money or not. That's very difficult to do. I haven't met too many people who can do that. Terry Funk
You People Money Too Many People Met Difficult Too Draw I Can Tell Guy Knack He Look Still Very Going Where Who Many
Ric Flair is a wonderful person, and he was such a great in-ring performer. He had a great deal to do with the direction of the business. There are great characters that have come into this business, but Flair can't be duplicated. Terry Funk
Great Business Wonderful Great Deal Characters Direction Had He Performer Come Deal Duplicated Person Flair
If I had a son, I would steer him away from wrestling. It was fun for me, but for most it's not healthy in the long run. Terry Funk
Me Son Long Healthy Run Would Wrestling Steer Long Run Had Most Him Fun Away
You have not just weekly ratings, but minutes where they say during a show, 'This guy's boring, get him off.' This has produced a thing in our society where we have no shame and the worst offense is to be boring. Terry Funk
You Society Our Say Worst Boring Minutes Guy Ratings Shame Weekly Him Off Offense Get Just Where Produced Show They Say Thing
AJ Styles is of a different genre, and he's a wonderful part of wrestling, doing things that a lot of guys can't do. Terry Funk
Wonderful Guys Wrestling He Part Genre Styles Doing Lot Different Things
I am sick and tired of Cassius Clay going around and saying he is the greatest and what a tremendous boxer he has been. Terry Funk
Saying Tired I Am Sick Sick And Tired Tremendous Has-Been Clay He Boxer Around Greatest Am Been Going
This love of wrestling has been in my family with my dad, my brother, and myself. Terry Funk
Love Myself Family Has-Been Brother Wrestling Been Dad
It's the fans that dictate what wrestling is. That's the one constant from 1917 to 2017. Terry Funk
Fans Constant Wrestling Dictate
There never was one like Ric Flair, and there will never be another one like him. Terry Funk
Will Never Like Him Another Flair
I have had about 15 operations due to the wrestling profession, and I have a problem with an abdominal hernia. Terry Funk
Problem About Wrestling Had Operations Due Profession
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