Ric Flair, the stratosphere is reserved for you and me. Dusty Rhodes More Quotes by Dusty Rhodes More Quotes From Dusty Rhodes I admit, I don't look like the athlete of the day's supposed to look. My belly's just a little big, my heinie's just a little big, but, brother, I am bad, and they know I'm bad. Dusty Rhodes i-am day look brother I've wined and dined with kings and queens, and I've slept in the alley eating pork and beans. Dusty Rhodes alley pork eating kings You look at driving down the road, night after night, tryin' to make a town, getting $25 - that's hard times. It's our duty to make it good times for the fans that pay their money to see us perform each and every night. Dusty Rhodes good you money night What takes Hollywood weeks and months to film takes professional wrestlers and the companies behind them literally minutes to put together. A spontaneous explosion of emotion unleashed before your very eyes. Dusty Rhodes professional behind eyes together There's nothing like being a Texan, and I'm proud to be one. Dusty Rhodes nothing being like proud If I could not be in this free and wonderful country - I wouldn't want to be anywhere else, mind you - Mexico is where I would live. I love Mexico, and I love the Mexican people. Dusty Rhodes you mind love people One of the regrettable things in my life is that my dad was not around to see my stardom, to see me wrestle or to see what I achieved by the dream I had at an early age, influenced by where he would like to go. Dusty Rhodes my-life me age life I wasn't always Rhodes, but I was always Dusty. I was never called Virgil - not by my family, not by my friends. Even my teachers at school didn't call me Virgil. Dusty Rhodes me friends family school I can't explain it, but from the first day I stepped into a wrestling ring, I knew that one day I was going to be a big superstar. I knew that one day I would be the NWA World Heavyweight Champion like my hero, Lou Thesz. Dusty Rhodes day champion hero world You pay your dues and work your way up through the system, whatever system there is - something guys in the business today don't really understand, don't have a clue. Dusty Rhodes you business work today Believability and respect are two of the main ingredients in professional wrestling that are sorely missing today. Dusty Rhodes professional respect missing today My mom was from Germantown and was of German descent. She was a real force behind me and my dream. She was always my biggest fan, even when I was wrestling at an early age. Dusty Rhodes me mom age dream For as long as I can remember, my nickname was Dusty. I remember my dad naming me that because of the streets where we lived. Dusty Rhodes me dad remember long Kevin Sullivan? He's Anthony Hopkins. The Prince of Darkness. The devil himself. Against the 'American Dream' Dusty Rhodes, the chubby plumber's son from Austin, Texas. My God, those billboards go up, and you're going to want to go see it. Dusty Rhodes devil darkness god son I don't want to be someone saying 'Hey, why don't you use my boy?' You can ask Mr. McMahon or anybody. Never once. Cody calls his own shots. Dusty Rhodes boy saying never you They say behind every successful man is a powerful woman. And there is no more powerful performer I would rather be in the ring with for a conversation than Stephanie McMahon. Dusty Rhodes woman man powerful conversation
