To try to be a professional athlete and work out when you're not sleeping right, you're traveling day to day, not to mention the bumps and bruises in the ring, and you're trying to eat right - it's a very, very challenging job.

More Quotes by Rob Van Dam

I stand behind what I say and what I do.

I've always taken care of myself, and I'm a non-conformist, so I don't accept the negativity that comes with birthdays.

A lot of celebrities are afraid of being out of sight, out of mind. I'm the complete opposite.

If somebody is willing to take some advice, then I have some, and that's just life in general. A lot of people don't want to hear anything.

If my spirit is down, then so are the physical and mental levels. That's always been the case. When I'm motivated, my body feels great and I'm ready and excited to go. When I get burned out, I feel it in all three categories - mind, body and spirit. I'm aware and in touch with all three categories.

I'm proud of my independence. And certainly from a business perspective, that's always been a main agenda for me - to make my own position, don't try and be like somebody else, because there already is that somebody else.