One night in 1974, I made the comment, ‘Here I am, this fat kid, the son of a plumber. I don’t look like a body builder; fist fight in a parking lot, it doesn’t matter. I’m getting ready to sell out this building. I’m going to sell out Madison Square Garden one day. This is the American Dream. I’m living it.’ Dusty Rhodes Read Quote
The business is my life, the ring my salvation, the locker room and roads my nourishment. Dusty Rhodes Read Quote
When I became ‘The American Dream,’ they needed a hero down here. I had no money – I couldn’t buy a car without being tied under – but I had to have a Cadillac with blue stars on the hood no matter what it cost because just driving in it will set how they look at me and perceive this guy; they’ll know. Dusty Rhodes Read Quote
They say behind every successful man is a powerful woman. And there is no more powerful performer I would rather be in the ring with for a conversation than Stephanie McMahon. Dusty Rhodes Read Quote
I’ve wined and dined with kings and queens, and I’ve slept in the alley eating pork and beans. Dusty Rhodes Read Quote
You pay your dues and work your way up through the system, whatever system there is – something guys in the business today don’t really understand, don’t have a clue. Dusty Rhodes Read Quote
Hard times are when a man has worked at a job for 30 years – 30 years – and they give him a watch, kick him in the butt, and say, ‘Hey, a computer took your place, daddy.’ That’s hard times! Dusty Rhodes Read Quote
I admit, I don’t look like the athlete of the day’s supposed to look. My belly’s just a little big, my heinie’s just a little big, but, brother, I am bad, and they know I’m bad. Dusty Rhodes Read Quote