There's a first time for everything when I'm involved. Shawn Michaels More Quotes by Shawn Michaels More Quotes From Shawn Michaels We are a family that lives probably 90 percent on wild game. We're certainly working our way toward 100 percent self-sufficient. Looking to raise chickens for eggs, things of that nature, start a garden. We enjoy the simple life. Shawn Michaels family nature simple life I live in a constant state of gratitude, thankfulness, and appreciation for the second chance I was given, so anytime in any film, when that is given to someone, I always appreciate it. Shawn Michaels live gratitude chance appreciation Being a good husband and father... that's the most important thing I'm going to do on this earth. Shawn Michaels good husband important father If I truly believe everything that's in that book, God is in control. He is in control. He's working for my good. Doesn't mean everything's going to be smooth, but that's all I needed to know. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. Shawn Michaels good light god believe Don't be afraid to be who you really are. Enjoy it and don't take it and yourself so seriously. I probably wouldn't have listened, but if I did, I would have saved myself some heartache along the way. Shawn Michaels yourself myself you enjoy You do your best with the realization that nothing gets you in ring-shape better than being in the ring. Shawn Michaels do-your-best better best you The entrance is important, but it's the in-ring performance that fans truly remember. My zipline entrance has become so much bigger over time, but I still think fans remember the match more than anything. Shawn Michaels performance think time remember There are Christians who think there were seven actual days, or that creation was over time. They have answers for dinosaurs and things of that nature. And I don't claim to have any of those answers. And I understand people wanting to have discussions about it. Shawn Michaels think nature time people One of the things my dad and I got to bond over was going to the San Antonio Spurs games when Gervin was there, James Silas... I can't remember the rest of the guys' names, but it was a fun time. Shawn Michaels bond rest dad time It's one of the things, certainly for me, anyway: I'm learning to take a bigger role in the things that I'm associated with. Shawn Michaels things me bigger learning I suppose a lot of people don't understand that one of the things that drew me to hunting was the peace and the solitude, the mushy spiritual stuff, strangely enough. The quiet away from 75,000 roaring fans. The fans, that's very wonderful - I get a great charge from that. Shawn Michaels great me peace people If we're not a good steward of what God gives us, he takes it away. I think that's what happened. I wasn't a good steward of the gift that he gave me in this line of work. I abused it, so he took it away. Shawn Michaels good me god work That's what I love about my faith and Christianity. It's the polar opposite of darn near everything I experienced in the wrestling business. I still love the business, and I'm thankful for everything that it's provided, but the idea that it deals in the truth is the furthest thing from reality. Shawn Michaels truth faith thankful love Bret and I were friends, but we were young, and we made bad decisions. We couldn't see outside the wrestling business. It was the end-all, be-all. You were in that box constantly, so that's all you thought about. It affects your decision-making. Shawn Michaels thought you friends business My whole intention at 'WrestleMania XIV' was to drop the belt to Steve, but I was going to make everybody sweat it out and make them think I wasn't. Obviously, I got that accomplished. That's extremely unprofessional, but that's exactly who I was and what I was doing. Shawn Michaels going doing think sweat My faith is sort of where I got my confidence. And it was the confidence of, 'It's going to be what it's going to be.' Shawn Michaels going where confidence faith I don't pass myself off as a Bible scholar or a pastor or someone who knows all the biblical facts cover-to-cover. I'm just a guy whose life was changed by it. And that's about the extent of it. So I'm not easily offended when people struggle about where they're at with their faith at all. Shawn Michaels myself faith bible life I think I was given a gift to wrestle. And I think when I came back, I had a much better appreciation of that. And I believe the way I went about doing it made me better at it. I didn't identify myself with the job as I did so much in the '90s. In the '90s, I didn't know who I was other than 'the wrestler.' Shawn Michaels gift myself me appreciation I'm one of those people who would be OK with fading back into the background a little bit. Shawn Michaels background back who people Acting is something I always wanted to try after wrestling, and I felt like this was a perfect fit. Shawn Michaels something try always perfect
