Top 35 Jeff Hardy Quotes

When you commit to a WWE contract, you’re committing to some serious time away from home.

TNA is great about going out of their way to interact with the fans.

Being myself is what got me to where I am.

My first match was against Razor Ramon. I lost. Come to think about it, I lost a lot back in those days.

I still look forward to doing things I’ve never done before. But the fear beforehand is always worse than the actual moment. Leading up to it, especially before the match, is when the butterflies are at their worst. But in the match, the creatures – my fans – fuel me. They’re a huge superpower for me and my survival.

I’ve got my hardcore fans, and I thank them so much for being there for me and not giving up on me.

I can’t wrestle a match without getting my ankles taped because they feel like they’ll shatter on me.

Sting was one of my first and biggest influences. One night in North Carolina, when I reached out and touched his shoulder, he had the face paint on, and I didn’t know why, but I loved it. I wanted to be just like him, and I was only 11 years old.

I just want to go out there and have the best matches I possibly can.

I’ve learned that I can still be loved if I perform well, and I learned that from the broken brilliance of Matt Hardy.

When I broke my leg on the dirt bike, fear got the best of me that day. I hesitated. I didn’t hit it as fast as I could have, and I came up short. It was the first time in my life I couldn’t get back up.

Luckily, I’m only aware of about two or three concussions that I have had, but there’s really no way of telling how many overall.

It’s good to establish moves that fans are always going to recognize and scream for.

I got the dragon on my leg when I was still living with my dad. He’s not a fan of tattoos, so I had to get it behind his back; he kind of freaked out when he saw it.

We may never be as big as WWE, but the cool thing about TNA is that we are the alternative. So people who get tired and bored with the WWE – I’ve been there, I understand – there’s an alternative and something else to watch.

Just spending time with fans and acting normal and talking to them just like I was one of their boys, that’s what it’s all about.

Any time it’s a Swanton, I’m confident. But if I feel I can’t do it, I won‘t do it.

The roots that weave up my right arm and onto my neck are my way of connecting with the earth: the earth’s roots carry water like a human‘s veins carry blood.

I’m not a big practice guy at all.

For special wrestlers, there’s somewhere else to go – as long as you’re not brainwashed by that WWE mentality. There’s other worlds out there; it’s OK to switch around.

Once I established myself doing crazy things and being extreme, people want to see it all the time.

My brother Matt and I, we have a great relationship.

When I was a kid, I wrestled my high school amateur wrestling in junior year.

Whether I ever become WWE champion in my career, I’m proud of what I’ve done.

Ric Flair, The Freebirds, and The Rockers were great influences in my decision to become a wrestler.

I compliment people when I see something I really like and tell them, ‘That was good. Keep doing what you’re doing.’ That’s as much as advice as you will get out of me.

I would love to get into acting. I really enjoy acting – portraying other personalities and approaching different levels and whatnot – that would be awesome.

I don’t want to go back to WWE and burn out within four or five months, and having another run as TNA world champion would feel just as good.

I’ll do anything. That has proven problematic – you may remember my broken leg in a dirt bike accident – but that is also the ingredient that has allowed me to elevate myself in pro wrestling.

I never view myself as a leader.

The Undertaker‘s beaten me down pretty bad quite a few times.

Edge is such a great guy.

To me, wrestling is just as cool as it ever was.

I look at tattoos as a commitment to life.

Overall, I think I’m just lucky, and I hope I continue to be lucky.