I had vied for a championship; I had been involved in being a No. 1 contender, and having runs where I got close but I never got there. Being able to finally get there and be the guy to carry the load and carry it for a while, I felt like I arrived, and it validated my career.

Mark Henry

Categorized in : Like Being Never Career

The more you shine, the more positively people start looking at you.

shine looking you people

I'm a Christian, and I forgive people. That's the mature thing to do.

forgive mature christian people

Learn how to humble yourself, and be able to take advice and not feel like you know everything.

yourself feel you humble

The true measure of strength is through a squat and deadlift.

measure true through strength

The Attitude Era was something special.

era something special attitude

I usually eat whatever I want... about 5,000 to 7,000 calories a day.

eat whatever day want

At one point in my life, I thought getting old was a bad thing. Then I realized that the prestige, the respect, and the honor that people hold you at for being able to do anything for 20 years is well worth it.

my-life you respect life

I'd like to be a tag titleholder, I'd like to be the WWE champion, but more than anything, I want to make guys leaders.

more like champion want

I had a bunch of people who kinda looked out for me. You know, gave me the words of wisdom.

me you wisdom people

Around 2015, I started to see my skills diminish. It happens to everybody. Father Time is undefeated. He is gonna win every time, and I saw him catching me.

win me time father

Small? Nah, I never want to be small. Big people usually push small people around. Why would I want to be small?

push small never people

I've had matches go 38 minutes. To be able to move for 38 minutes and have somebody's life in your hands is a difficult thing.

your go life hands

I had the pleasure of learning how to wrestle long matches and use psychology.

how pleasure learning long

The Undertaker's theme isn't really a single, but in terms of eerie music, you can't beat it.

beat you single music

Oh my God, if you're talking terrible theme songs, you have to mention Matt Hardy. I can't understand what they're even saying. There's a point in Matt Hardy's song where it sounds like they say 'I want to meet the cheese.' I'm always like, 'Meet the cheese?' Just goofy stuff.

understand you god song

Wrestling isn't like ballet; it's not about practicing a routine. You need to focus. You need to concentrate. You need to know your craft.

your know you focus

I'm more on the bigger side, so people don't think I have speed. I'm not the fastest guy, but I guarantee I'm not the slowest.

more think speed people

Daniel Bryan is a good athlete, but he's a better entertainer.

better he good athlete

Nobody will ever top Owen Hart. Owen was like a brother to me. I loved him so much because he made me laugh harder than anyone's made me laugh in my life.

my-life me brother life

I was a big kid my whole life. I grew up among big people. My brother was a big kid. I didn't really feel like a big kid. Except for the teachers, who pretty much didn't want me to squish any of the other kids.

me brother life people