[on why he refused to press charges against fans who tried to injure or kill him]: "I mean do I want to put someone in jail because I convinced him or her that I needed to die? That's how I look at it and that may be sick, but it's also beautiful." [on the riots that would start after his matches ended]: "The riots were a form of flattery. The greatest thing for a bad guy wrestler is to do your job so well that someone wants to kill you. What could be more wonderful?" [On how he made a name for himself in Japan]: "How many times did they see Antonio Inoki stretching some dude on the front page compared to how many times they saw some idiot (me) bleeding a gusher with barb wire wrapped around his throat?"