I take a lot of pride being a beacon of hope for people who haven't achieved what they wanted to achieve even though they've had to wait a very long time to do it.

My goal is to be the best champion possible and to do that I have to go against the best.

Even before I became a WWE Superstar, I was told I was never going to make it because I wasn't big enough. You know what I mean? I wasn't strong enough, I wasn't 6 foot 8.

The performance centre is unbelievable, I've had a chance to go there on a couple of occasions in Orlando as it's only about two hours from my house, and I was completely blown away.

One of the matches that is pretty dear to my heart is when I took on Chris Jericho at Night of Champions in 2008.

Myself, I always tell people that if you're not getting better you're only getting worse, and every day I try and be better than yesterday.

It is one thing to tell people in theory that you can be whatever you want to be, but it is another thing to tell someone that they can be whatever they wanted to be because somebody that is just like you did it.

I honestly believe that if you are able to entertain and interact with the crowd, it doesn't matter what ethnicity you may be.

People always say, 'Oh, there haven't been many black champions,' but on the other hand, there are a whole lot of white people that never won a belt either.

With Punk, I consider him to be like a brother to me. He's one of the guys who took me under his wing when I first came. So we've been able to maintain a good relationship. And there are very few people in the business that you can call true friends, so I consider Punk to be that and more. So yes, 'road wife' is the term we used to sum that all up.

For me personally, I'm going to continue to do what I do in the ring.

I'm just so proud to be champion and to have the support of my peers and my fans.

It was a very real thing, not a storyline thing when Randy Orton didn't want me to get to a certain point in WWE.

When I was training before I was even signed, I was listening to the Damian Marley CD 'Welcome to Jamrock,' and I got the idea one day in promo class to cut a promo in a Jamaican accent and everybody in the class went wild. That was the character I played from that point on and it kind of stuck until it didn't.

A lot of times when teams break up, it's to do better as singles competitors than they're doing as a group.

I've always said that 205 Live is one of the best-kept secrets in WWE.

Jamaica actually had a pretty big influence on my life.

I'm really into music.

I realized a very long time ago, that I was never going to be the guy who, 'Oh, you look so big, let's push him in the main event and see,' or, 'Oh, this guy's got the best physique ever, let's put him in the main event and see.' It was always going to be the hard way.

I'm lucky and blessed to have so many tag-team championships.

Never in my wildest dreams did I set the goal to be the longest-reigning tag-team champion.

To be honest, I've always been a guy who looks at everything with a pretty positive outlook.

My goal is always about getting better.

Ever since I was a kid, this is all I've ever wanted to do. I used to pretend to be a WWE superstar.

I'm living, breathing proof that you can be anything you want to be.

E and Woods are incredibly talented individuals that I am so blessed to have been grouped with these guys. To have met these guys in life, to have met such great guys that I call my family.

I didn't expect to become the guy who people look to do something cool in the Rumble in terms of avoiding elimination.

Playing video games, as funny as it might sound, it's a very important part of our day. Our schedule is so hectic, chaotic, demanding that we need an outlet. We need ways to express ourselves and let our energy out.

My dad is actually from Ghana in West Africa, and I was actually born in Ghana, too, and came to the United States when I was two years old. It's always football over there, soccer, but becoming a Massachusetts native, you can't help but get sucked into all the sports.

When I come to a baseball game, I appreciate the athleticism of these top-tier athletes. When they come to our shows, it's the same thing.

WWE is all about doing things that have never been done.

I always want to go up against the best competition, I want to have as many championship matches as possible.

For me, life is about being happy. Life is about enjoying and that's it.

My wish was to finish my career at Arsenal, but there are always banana skins.

Individuals are very important but team spirit is the key - it is the most important thing.

I love Arsenal, it's the club of my heart.

If you want to be successful, you need to work as a team.

It can happen in football that you argue with somebody in training but when you are not even talking on the pitch something has to change.

I had problems with certain players at Arsenal, especially one, whose name I will not say because I don't want to feed the controversy.

Kieran Tierney's work rate is just amazing. He gives 100 percent in every game, he makes lots of runs and makes lots of assists too. He defends, he goes forward, he is every inch the modern left back.

I am passionate about the FA Cup.

Wenger built this club and it is hard to imagine Arsenal without him.

Whether I start or not, I will do whatever I can in whatever way to play my part.

With team spirit, you can win anything.

When the league starts you know that anything can happen.

I have never looked to put a spoke in anyone's wheel at all.

It's very important to know what you are facing, whether you are going to be part of the team or just a squad player.

I will keep playing for the national team until I feel I can't offer them anything.

As players, we have the best job in the world and if the manager said, 'You haven't worked hard enough, you will only get half your wages this week,' it would make the players fight harder.

You can't keep changing managers. Every time the players have to adapt to a new strategy and the thinking of the new manager, which is really difficult and takes time.