"Any time I'm donating to charity, I feel it's very daunting." — Sami Zayn

The Full Sail crowd, it's a pretty unique and a pretty distinct environment. It's very close quarters and a bit more of what I'm used to from my days on the independents. But the truth is, I sometimes think that it's harder to win over a small crowd sometimes than it is to win over a big crowd.

I do feel, in a lot of ways, that I'm living proof that anything is possible.

I've been beat up pretty badly back in my day.

I have always loved wrestling and grew up watching it - my earliest memories include watching Hulk Hogan.

I think you've still got to try to be good, day-to-day. You see a granny, you hold the door open for her. You just try to do the right thing. I don't know if that makes you a saint or the greatest guy in the world, but trying is a start.

Sitting on the sidelines is so painful because it's very difficult for me to watch wrestling and not be a participant in the ring, since that's just where I belong.

I want to leave a legacy behind that is undeniable.

When I was 17 years old, I was given the opportunity to be trained as a wrestler. At the time, I never really thought about making it a career. I only saw it as a chance to do something that I always wanted to do.

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Any time I'm donating to charity, I feel it's very daunting.