Quotes by Lanny Poffo

“It was unintentional, Andre headbutted me right in the head, ... He always liked me and he was really sorry about it, but thats what happened. He was a very strong guy. And his head is like three heads... my head is just like one and a half. Maybe he was trying too hard. But I never begrudged him for it, the poor guy was in so much pain. I wrestled him in 1975 when he was excellent. And then I saw him again in 1985 and he was a physical wreck. And its very well documented that the last few years of his life were miserable. And you know what the greatest thing in his life was?”

“No, I dont know what youre talking about, ... It doesnt ring a bell. Ive never known Molly Holly to lie about anything. She might be mistaken, or you might have your facts wrong. Any time Ive ever needed anything from WWE, theyve always busted their asses to comply with me. Im not saying that you didnt hear it, and Im not saying that Molly lied, shes never lied in her life. But its possible that somebodys mistaken. Unless it had something to do with my infomercial. In that case, you would... you couldnt blame WWE for wanting to wet their beak a little. Yeah... the Tony Little thing, maybe that was it. It just didnt... the thing is, Ive known Molly Holly for all these years, and she is the finest person that ever walked down the pike. So if she said something, you can take it to the bank.”

“What happened was, it was poor timing,”

“Well, I could do that also, but it was the Presidents.”

“Youre affected by the company you keep,”

“Theres a fork in the road, you can be jealous, or you can be happy. I always choose happiness. Jealousy is one of the seven deadly sins, ... If Ive got two loaves of bread under each arm, why must I feel jealous of anybody? Why cant I just be happy for myself? If thats the way you look at it, then why isnt Randy jealous of David Letterman or Jay Leno? Because theres always somebody better than you. The thing is, I would rather just be thankful and live each day as if it was a gift instead of a burden. It is a burden if youre so competitive or so ego-driven that you cant live unless you make everything else dead around you.”

“Well, I had the opportunity in 1968 to attend the Mr. Hawaii contest,”

“If you didnt agree with me, I was gonna hang up on you,”

“Actually Im doing it because it helps promote my book. I work Monday through Friday... I dont need to go wrestle definitely, but it does help promote my book and it gets me out there to an audience that cannot be denied. Plus I found that I love it. Now I did something wrong, you see all my caps and gowns, Id given away to charity. All my trunks, Ive given away to charity. I have no boots. I had decided that Id already wrestled my last match. I have to admit, Id like to apologize to anybody who saw me in January, that I did wrestle but I was not properly supported.”

“The greatest thing that ever happened to me. I got to go all over the world, never cost me a dime. He re-broke his leg, and hes about two inches shorter but hes walking better than ever... I love both those guys.”