Latest John Cena Quotes from Interviews

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• My advice to young people in the wrestling business would be to repeat such questions to yourself as: "How am I standing out? How am I getting recognized? How am I getting over?" And if you don't have definitive answers for doing those things, you are doing it wrong. It is, essentially, on them. There is no right way to do it, and that's one of the great things about this business because you can be creative. People who say they have it figured out are wrong.

  John Cena

  Wrestling, People, Creative

  Source: bleacherreport.com

• I think that any sort of hindsight, especially in this wrestling industry, is a waste of time, and time is extremely valuable. I don't control that. People ask me to do something, and it is our job, as entertainers, to do the best that we can to accomplish that goal. What I get upset about in this business is that so many people talk about the "what if," instead of the "what is." The "what is" is more important. If someone were to go back 15 years and say, "You should have done this," it's too late. I was told to do "X," and I was trying to do "X" the best way that I could.

  John Cena

  Wrestling, Thinking, People

  Source: bleacherreport.com

• I think every year, my role changes. And I am an open house for advice, for anyone to use. It's just a matter of asking questions.

  John Cena

  Thinking, House, Advice

  Source: bleacherreport.com

• I've always taken any sort of audible response as a compliment, and I always understand it is our consumers' right and privilege to say whatever people want at our events. So as long as there's no silence, I'll keep being excited. But that stuff in the arenas is one thing. The comments on the internet - the obnoxious, visceral comments - are baffling to me. I just don't know why that's the way it is.

  John Cena

  Taken, Long, People

  Source: bleacherreport.com

• When I first became "controversial" and the fanbase became divided it was backwards! Because normally in our industry, when you hear a certain noise, you become a bad guy. My job wasn't to do that, which was a bit of wandering into no man's land. At the WWE, it's our job to tell stories. I'm one of the few characters who can be in the WWE and can then take that experience and spin it out to real-life lessons. When you can clock into work and make a difference in someone else's life, that's a good way to make a living.

  John Cena

  Life Lesson, Character, Guy

  Source: bleacherreport.com

• The WWE has a massive outreach on social media, and our fanbase is very vocal. So many young people watch the WWE, and I can turn around and say: "This also happens to me. Daily." I've been regarded as a very "controversial" figure, but in a setting like this, where I talk to young people, it helps.

  John Cena

  People, Helping, Social Media

  Source: bleacherreport.com

• I remember back to my days as a teenager. When you get your feelings hurt, you feel that moment of embarrassment. You think: "No one wants to talk to me ever again. It's all over." I reassure people that's totally not the case. These bullies are just hateful people doing hateful things. Sometimes, it's a lesson in tough love, but you keep positive, smile in the face of hateful adversity and move on. It makes you a stronger person.

  John Cena

  Hurt, Teenager, Moving

  Source: bleacherreport.com

• When you think something is cool already, it's okay to put in an honest day's work.

  John Cena

  Thinking, Honest, Okay

  "John Cena on 'The Wall,' Laying on the Ground for Days, and 'Daddy’s Home 2'". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. May 12, 2017.

• I'm just surrounded by awesome funny folks and really creative people. I'm learning, every day. There's not a day that I step on set that I don't have fun. It's a pretty good deal.

  John Cena

  Fun, People, Creative

  "John Cena on 'The Wall,' Laying on the Ground for Days, and 'Daddy’s Home 2'". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. May 12, 2017.

• I learn from everybody I work with, and you learn, every single day. I can learn from anyone. Being fortunate enough to perform in front of a changing live audience, every night, you learn from everybody. Everyone has an opinion and they'll let you know.

  John Cena

  Night, Opinion, Enough

  Source: collider.com

• You're gonna get helped, if you're lacking it, in any way, because everybody's objective is to make a good picture.

  John Cena

  Source: collider.com

• I'm a huge car guy, I cannot wait to see it [Ferrari World]. I hear there is also unbelievable golf which I'd like to sample and I'm looking forward to seeing what the gym facilities are like

  John Cena

  Golf, Car, Guy

• I would say luck and preparation. I didn't dominate WWE when I first started, it was a slow process. I wasn't labelled the golden child from day one, it's been a very long road.

  John Cena

  Children, Wwe, Long

• We wanted to do it right. There is an expectation and WWE has a reputation to deliver the best show we possibly can when we perform in a new part of the world. We wanted to deliver Abu Dhabi with the best product we could. Also it's very difficult to make the travel work as we are constantly touring throughout the year.

  John Cena

  Years, Wwe, Expectations

• What we do is entertainment. They wouldn't go to Tom Cruise and ask if his movies are fake. We provide entertainment. I would rather someone tell me I am not entertaining than ask if what we do is fake.

  John Cena

  Fake, Entertainment, Cruise

• Westlemania is the Superbowl but each PPV is equally important. The big four (WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, SummerSlam and Survivor Series) are always important to me but the themed events have been getting better each year. Each event has its own aura around it so it's very difficult to choose.

  John Cena

  Years, Get Better, Important

• Time management is the key. Although it seems hectic, as long as you manage your time properly you can get everything done.

  John Cena

  Keys, Long, Done

• The thing that's helped me from wrestling is sometimes when you do live television, things change immediately, so you can be immersed in one story and then the story shifts. Ultimately, if you just get the point of what you're trying to accomplish, if you know the story, then you can put forth a good product.

  John Cena

  Wrestling, Trying, Stories

• I literally wake up and try to tackle every day the best I can and do my best to try to make life as productive and positive as I can.

  John Cena

  Trying, Wake Up, I Can

  "CS Interview: WWE Superstar John Cena Slams Amy Schumer in Trainwreck". Interview with Edward Douglas, www.comingsoon.net. July 14, 2015.

• I've been very true to know that I have a base of fans and I'm extremely loyal and extremely supportive to that base of fans. To the rest of them, I enjoy the fact that they fill the arenas and tell me to go to hell.

  John Cena

  Supportive, Fans, Loyal

  "CS Interview: WWE Superstar John Cena Slams Amy Schumer in Trainwreck". Interview with Edward Douglas, www.comingsoon.net. July 14, 2015.

• You learn to laugh at yourself and you also lean on comedy as a crutch to kind of take the edge off because comedians often are self-deprecating and they cross lines that they shouldn't. Stuff like that brings a smile to my face every once in a while when needed.

  John Cena

  Self, Laughing, Comedian

  "CS Interview: WWE Superstar John Cena Slams Amy Schumer in Trainwreck". Interview with Edward Douglas, www.comingsoon.net. July 14, 2015.

• Wrestling is a performance. Its entertainment, we [wrestlers] tell stories. We make our fans happy by telling stories but the long and short of it its pretty much the same thing as acting.

  John Cena

  Wrestling, Long, Acting

• I think I'm not uber into the comedy scene, but I love to laugh, especially in our business, where you're always front and center over an extremely, sometimes overly-critical live audience. I think it helps to laugh.

  John Cena

  Thinking, Uber, Laughing

  "CS Interview: WWE Superstar John Cena Slams Amy Schumer in Trainwreck". Interview with Edward Douglas, www.comingsoon.net. July 14, 2015.

• I know a lot of actors who live with kind of a soundtrack in their lives, even to go to the market. I'm not that kind of actor. I don't listen to songs. I actually like quiet.

  John Cena

  Song, Actors, Quiet

• When you are surrounded by people who are much better than you, you have two choices: You can sh*t the bed, and the performance can go to hell. Or you can step up and rise to the occasion.

  John Cena

  Two, People, Choices