Roddy Piper

Wrestler

1954-04-17 – 2015-07-31

Roddy Piper was a Canadian professional wrestler and actor, known in wrestling as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. He was one of the defining personalities of 1980s and 1990s professional wrestling and became a WWE Hall of Fame inductee. Piper also appeared in films and television, including They Live.

Quotes by Roddy Piper

It seems like I have been fighting someone, something, someplace, in some manner, my whole life.
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The bottom line is, don't be a lifer. Get in, get a business, get five years of what you can, and get out. What happens is they start listening to the promoters, 'You'll get the next main event.' And then, all of a sudden, you become a lifer. That's the kiss of death there. Get in shape, go in, get the money, get out, and have a wonderful life.
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Real wrestling fans always knew Hogan couldn't wrestle. And he's not exactly an intellectual, either... The path he chose is very simple. He wears spandex in the airport. That's his identification as a man.
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Many hotels, I just sat there and - I call it the silent scream - I don't know why, you just sit there, and tears will just come down, and you'll just sit there for hours, man. There's no place to turn, and when you do turn, who cares? You're just a dumb professional wrestler.
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