Quotes by Dusty Rhodes

“I like Stephanie, ... She reminds me of Saphire a little.”

“Personally, I think SmackDown! has to be a little spicier than it is, a little more electrifying than it is. It’s got great athletes and they’ve got great action, they’ve done some tremendous stuff, but I want it to knock you off the couch when it opens up. And I think we as a group have the ability to do that.”

“Wow. You just caught me off guard. One of the most creative minds there has ever been. I was a fan when I was already in the wrestling business. I actually had the chance to butt heads with him on a thousand occasions and Dusty made me just from the rub, and if anybody knows what the rub means - seem a lot more important than I really was. Hes one of those golden circle superstars.”

“He said, Im flying off like an eagle off the top rope. Im going to fly like a bird. Im flying like an eagle, Terry ... and when you go down, 1-2-3, theyre going to shower me with flowers.”

“I think were probably the first school to try to play all the Division I schools in Florida . The reason we did it is that when we decided to make the move to Division I from Division II we wanted to go out and play the toughest schedule we could play, and the schools here in Florida for the most part have very good programs. Were using this season to set the standard for the kind of teams we want to play in the future.”

“Being able to host Florida downtown at the Jacksonville Baseball Grounds is big. I really appreciate ( Florida head coach) Pat McMahon agreeing to play us here. Its a great opportunity for our kids and our people to be able to host a team the caliber of Florida . It should be a great matchup. It will definitely be a measuring stick for our program.”

“I feel like we have a good schedule. Its a tough schedule, maybe one of the toughest in the country, but thats what we wanted. We are working to set a standard for our players and you do that by playing the best teams out there. It also helps the conference out. The tougher our schedule, the better we will look in the RPI and that helps the Atlantic Sun.”

“I just think that Mark has got the attributes it would really take to lead the city - fresh leadership and a new viewpoint, ... puts him in good stead with the suburban folks.”

“He would sing Happy Birthday, and he would sing in the loudest, most obnoxious, off-key tone. For him, every day was a birth day.”

“All in all, I thought our effort was great. Obviously, we werent favored to win the dual, but I think we fought people that we werent supposed to beat. We just had a number of people come out and fight.”