You'd like to leave the world a better place than it was before. Shane Douglas More Quotes by Shane Douglas More Quotes From Shane Douglas The world is made up of good and evil, and everybody has their own take, and everybody thinks they are on the good side, and a very few, select group of us will admit that we come from the dark side. Shane Douglas good evil dark world Chris Candido - besides loving him like a little brother - I used to sit and watch him in awe because it was so effortless for him. He could wake up from a nap and go out and have a five-star match. Shane Douglas loving little-brother wake-up brother I know this sounds corny, but if I give you my word I am going to do something, you can take it to the bank. Whether that means if my giving my word puts me in a detrimental position, I'm still going to follow through on my word, and I'll let the pieces fall where they may. Shane Douglas i-am me you fall In my business, my job is to make people believe they are seeing something they're not seeing. Shane Douglas job business believe people Optics can drive an economy. Shane Douglas drive optics economy People think all wrestlers are millionaires. It's really a blue-collar existence. Shane Douglas blue-collar think existence people I have seen enough people in my business die that I don't sit back and hope that this one or that one goes but not the other guys. I don't want to see anyone of these guys die. Shane Douglas die business hope people It would be a huge loss to the wrestling industry and for those of us that have made our living in this industry to lose someone like Ric Flair. Shane Douglas lose someone living loss Your Bret Harts can lace my boots. Shane Douglas your lace boots Your Shawn Michaels can lose his smile, and he's so afraid of me, he comes out and hands me his belt. Spineless! Shane Douglas lose me smile hands For those of you who weren't a part of the era of ECW, understand, you're looking at the guy that made ECW what ECW was. So, simply put, I'm as close to royalty in this sport as it comes. Shane Douglas looking understand you royalty I think Ric Flair has been tarnishing his legacy since 1990 - he has done more to tarnish his career then anything I could have said or did, then anybody could have said or did. Shane Douglas think legacy done said When I was a kid in the business, you always had in the back of your head this feeling that if I screw up, I might be fired. So you went out every night and tore your rear end up to make sure that you gave the best performance you can and learning constantly because you never had that idea of 'I'm so great, I'm never going to be fired.' Shane Douglas best you learning business To be someplace for ten years or to work anywhere for ten years is a tough deal. But to work in the WWE for that long, knowing how their dressing room is run with this top heavy, condescending 'do this and nothing else' attitude, it gets tiresome. Shane Douglas tough work attitude long Historically, Vince McMahon's company has always been where the Hulk Hogans get the push and the Paul Orndorffs and Jake Roberts does the pushing. Shane Douglas push get always company Everybody has the prerogative for their own career in this business, and I firmly believe that to this day. But if you and I give each other our word - call me corny - I think you have an obligation to uphold that. Shane Douglas day me you business Vince McMahon could care less about the ECW legacy. Shane Douglas less about legacy care In TNA, if I wrestle, I'm able to help one person. As a road agent and head of talent relations, I can help an entire crew. Shane Douglas road person talent i-can I remember, in 1993, sitting in the back watching him; I'd never met him. He hit a triple moonsault. I jumped out of my seat. As a fan, I've always been a huge mark for Sabu. Shane Douglas never back sitting remember The fact I've carved out a niche in the business and had an almost 30-year career and done well without competing at a WrestleMania is something I'm proud of. To be in a business that's dominated by one guy and be able to do well without having to walk on that stage is great. Shane Douglas walk great proud business
