I still enjoy performing, whether it's in front of two people or 2,000 people, but it's not fun once you leave the big show. Jake Roberts More Quotes by Jake Roberts More Quotes From Jake Roberts If a man has enough power, he can speak softly and everyone will listen Jake Roberts power listening men Every moment is an experience. Jake Roberts experience moments spiritual The snake will always bite back. Jake Roberts snakes bites A victim of your own greed, wallowing in the muck of avarice. Jake Roberts wallowing greed victim Miserable is a good thing, though. If you start the day miserable, nobody else can screw up your day. Jake Roberts start-the-day good-day screw-ups It's the sad thing about entertainment, it's not always about who is the best. Jake Roberts sad-things entertainment I went to visit my father to tell him that I was going to go to college and become an architect - that was my dream. I was like, yeah I graduated from school, but it's not like you showed up for that. But all he was worried about is whether or not I wanted money from him. Jake Roberts dream father school A child's hope is that your father comes riding in on that white stallion and saves them. You can't make somebody love you the way you want them to love you, it's not a 'Leave it to Beaver' type world. This isn't television. Life's a lot more cruel than that. Jake Roberts love-you father children Jake Roberts has a hard enough time being Jake Roberts. The truth is a brutal thing, I just hope that the kids take the time to learn about each of the wrestlers in the game, and if the kids can learn from our mistakes, that would make me a happy man. Jake Roberts mistake men kids You know what, when you screw up in the ring, it's so embarrassing. Jake Roberts embarrassing screw-ups rings I'm not really into religion, OK. I saw a lot of things I did not like when I got into organized religion. I think a lot of people abuse it, I think a lot of people use it, I think a lot of people make it what they want. And me, my faith and my relationship with God is very personal. And it's not anybody's damn business how we talk. Jake Roberts me faith god relationship My relationship with God has gotten better and stronger for the simple fact that I understand it a lot better. You know, to me, God's my best friend. Jake Roberts best me god relationship I'm still stupid. I still do what I'm not supposed to do. Are you serious? I'm Jake 'The Snake,' man. I never claimed to be the sharpest knife in the drawer. Jake Roberts you man serious stupid You can't live for a moment that may not happen. You need to live in the moment. Jake Roberts live need moment you It's the sad thing about entertainment: it's not always about who is the best. Jake The Snake had a horrible time playing politics. I never had a belt; didn't need one. They tried to put me against Hogan twice, but when the people chanted for me, when they chanted for the DDT, that was the end of that. They couldn't ruin their marketing. Jake Roberts best me sad politics I did it the stupid way, through trial and error. Jake Roberts did through stupid way To be allowed to come back to WWE is the greatest gift that's ever been given to me. Back in the day, I never appreciated what WWE had given me, because I was in too much disarray and too confused about my own life. I let opportunities foolishly slip through my hands. Jake Roberts gift day me life I went through a lot in my life that scarred me pretty good. I built a wall around myself to the point where nobody knew what was really going on inside of me, including myself. Jake Roberts good myself me life My dream is to leave this business on my own terms, and if it were my terms, I would love to do the Royal Rumble. I would love to do Wrestle Mania in New Orleans, because I had so many matches there over the years working for Mid-South. I was in the ring with Muhammad Ali in the Superdome. To close it there would be great. Jake Roberts great my-own business love As good as I was at wrestling, I never thought I was any good. Jake Roberts never thought good wrestling
