What you see of me on TV and all of that, that is me - that's truly how I feel. I'm just multiplying it. It's that arrogance, that confidence, the belief that I'm the best, and there's a true attitude that I don't care what others think.

Cry all you want. It's never going to change where I am.

If I walk into a room, and nobody knows who I am, and they've never seen wrestling a day in their life, I want everybody in that room to look at me and go, 'That guy does something. He is somebody important.'

Going to that level, a lot of guys get to the NFL, and they don't make a long career out of it. The NFL is very hard. One percent of college athletes make it to the NFL.

People in athletics thrive on competition. That's what makes you better.

I love the physicality of an offensive lineman.

When I go to the ring, I'm providing for my family.

My dad brought me up not to accept second place. I lost a karate tournament once and got a trophy for fourth place. My dad tossed that trophy out the window on the way home.

I am extremely tough and extremely physical, and that is because my father taught me to be tough, physical, and not to take no for an answer.

I learned to get what I wanted through any means necessary, and sometimes that means you have to get your hands dirty.

The fact that people don't like me doesn't bother me.

I'm not going to shed a tear for not being liked.

If I have a friend - when I have a match, and you have a match with that person - then most people hold back. I'm not.

If you look up what I did in Arizona, you'll see that I fought my way through training camp. I didn't have a problem fighting my teammates.

John Cena - say what you want about the guy, but he is unbelievable in every aspect of WWE: what he does with kids from Make-A-Wish and to how he controls a ring and a crowd in the moment.

When I left NXT, I was kind of mad that I was never NXT champ, so when I got to the main roster, that was my first goal.

When I won the United States Championship at Hell in a Cell, it was awesome. It was my first championship ever in WWE, so it's a really cool moment for me.

I think I was given an opportunity, and I ran with it. I think I've made a lot more of it than anybody thought I was going to, and that's why it's gone so well, but it's opened a lot of doors and a lot of eyes to what I can do.

We're always out there to put on the best show possible.

If you're not getting better, you're getting worse.

Twitter needs to understand that just because they're the loudest, they're not the majority.

There were definitely some days at training camp that I got in fistfights.

I've always been a dominant and violent person.

For me, growing up, I'd always been a part of team sports, except for when I was boxing.

I'm putting it all on my shoulders, and I'm going to be successful by my will, and no one else will be responsible for it.

WrestleMania's sort of the end off the year for us, but it's also a beginning because we don't take any time off.

I want to allow myself to display myself to people.

Americans are cool; if you show just a chink of vulnerability, they respond so much. They'll pat you on the arm and say, 'Hey kid, you're all right.' Brits will respond but they are much more cynical.

I loved climbing because of the freedom, and having time and space. I remember coming off Everest for the last time, thinking of Dad and wishing that he could have seen what I saw. He would have loved it.

Some of the greatest survivors have been women. Look at the courage so many women have shown after surviving earthquakes in the rubble for days on end.

I am not fearless. I get scared plenty. But I have also learned how to channel that emotion to sharpen me.

As for my diet, I try to eat lean, clean and healthy - nothing too surprising. And I avoid too much meat or dairy because they slow you down.

A man's pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.

Survival is not about being fearless. It's about making a decision, getting on and doing it, because I want to see my kids again, or whatever the reason might be.

I find skydiving really hard. I broke my back while skydiving when I was in the military, and for 18 months all my nightmares were about falling.

But the wild is unpredictable, stuff does happen, and it's always when you're least expecting it.

Nobody wants to end up super rich and famous - but divorced. I'm always clear on that and try to stay on the right side of the line.

The rewards of the wild and the rewards of the survivor go to those who can dig deep, and, ultimately, to the guy who can stay alive.

The rules of survival never change, whether you're in a desert or in an arena.

Well, wolves will pretty rarely hunt. You're vulnerable if you're on your own or injured. But for lone wolves, get up high, show them that you're not injured, face 'em off, be authoritarian with it, and look 'em in the eye.

Nobody else is stupid enough to get themselves into the straits that I get into.

I have held healthy respects of bears along with assorted crocodiles, snakes and lots of other animals. You know, bears are dangerous, you have to be super careful.

Look, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, sometimes you need a bit of luck.

I never wanted to do TV. I just did what I was trained to do through the Special Forces, and I've been doing that from a very young age.

I always wanted to be Robin Hood or John the Baptist when I was growing up.

I've never really had a TV career. I've been a soldier and a climber.

I said 'no' to the 'Born Survivor' producer three times because I've never aspired to be a TV man.

I love Ray Mears. He's brilliant. He's so rude about me in the press, it's outrageous!

I've had so many injuries in my life that it's ridiculous.

I exercise about 40 minutes a day, and I'll run one day and do circuit training the next day. I live in an area where there are brilliant hills and mountains, so I get a good hill run with my dog. At home, I'll do the circuit training with old weights, along with pull-ups in the trees and that sort of stuff.