Everything I was told should be my greatest insecurities and weaknesses, everything that I've been labeled - short, nerdy, skinny, weak, impulsive, ugly, tomboy, poor, rebel, loud, freak, crazy - turned out to be my greatest strengths. I didn't become successful in spite of them. I became successful because of them.

AJ Lee

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Break the rules. Be a fighter. Any dream is possible if you are b... by AJ Lee

Break the rules. Be a fighter. Any dream is possible if you are brave enough to do it YOUR way.

brave dream way

I don’t want to do what my idols did… I want to do more than they did. And I feel like I’m on my way.

idols want way

Talent is not sexually transmitted. by AJ Lee

Talent is not sexually transmitted.

talent sexually

This is over 10 years in the making for me and just a dream come true. I'm the luckiest person in the world.

dream world years

I took two important phone calls while in the shower today becaus... by AJ Lee

I took two important phone calls while in the shower today because I'm a goddam professional.

phones important two

Downloading a Tamagotchi egg onto my phone is possibly the loudest my biological clock has ever ticked.

clock phones eggs

Never trust anyone who doesn't drink coffee. by AJ Lee

Never trust anyone who doesn't drink coffee.

never drink trust coffee

I'm not the sexy girl. I'm more youthful and innocent, the girl who wears jeans and T-shirts and sneakers. But fans have accepted that I'm a tomboy. There's a different group of people who find that attractive.

innocent sexy girl people

I am bipolar, and I am proud. And that is why I wanted to write a book. To shine a light on mental illness, to be vulnerable about the days I let it take control and paid dearly for it, and to tell anyone fighting a similar battle: You are not alone. You are not broken.

i-am alone you light

My least favorite aspect of shopping is shopping. by AJ Lee

My least favorite aspect of shopping is shopping.

least favorite aspect shopping

It's the most gratifying thing to have young girls telling me, 'I love that you do a photo shoot in pants and a button up shirt, and you still look cool.'

cool me you love

I think that it's interesting how shows like 'Walking Dead' or even 'Game of Thrones,' with all its fantasy elements, have become so popular. Sometimes, though, I get a little bit annoyed because the whole nerd thing taking over and is now cool, and it wasn't cool when I was younger.

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It wasn't cool that I didn't comb my hair and had books and wore glasses. It was never cool be a nerd and tomboy, and these days, it really is. And I'm like, 'You guys have no idea what I went through.' How many times my mother yelled at me to comb my hair.

cool me you mother

Side note: When I dressed up like Harley Quinn on TV a long time ago, everyone was like, 'Who is that?' And now she's got an entire merchandise line.

everyone long-time time long

I'm not the coolest person in the world. I'm not the sexiest Diva or the strongest Diva. I know who I am. I'm not the most popular person, and I'm kind of dorky, and I'm someone you can see at your school or as your neighbor, and I think people like that.

i-am you people world

I think everything I've tried to do, whether or not it's come off that way immediately, is for the greater good. I'll take the jabs I need to in order to help us all in the long run.

good think long way

The key is to be a personality outside of the ring and then bring that personality with you inside the ring.

inside ring you personality

It's funny because I remember playing 'Grand Turismo,' and I would get yelled at by my brother for moving the controller as if it was a wheel. He was, 'It's not gonna help you.' Now you have a Wii, and you could actually move and control it.

you brother remember funny

There's definitely a list of things I'd like to do. But there's been a lot of things I hadn't even thought would have been possible to do that I'd been able to do, so I think I'll surprise myself and keep breaking that glass ceiling to see what's next. Hopefully people get surprised - that's my main goal.

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I'm very grateful that I don't have to wear heels, because I can barely walk in heels. If I were to skip, it would be deadly.

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