When I went to WWE, the level of work I put out every night was just balls to the wall.
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“When I went to WWE, the level of work I put out every night was just balls to the wall.”
— Ricky Steamboat · Balls
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✦ About the Author
✦ More by Ricky Steamboat
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When I went to WWE, the level of work I put out every night was just balls to the wall.
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I've got a bad back from being in the business for more than 20 years, but if I did have that opportunity, I'd love to have one more go-around with Flair.
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The WWE has a great school in Orlando and most of the trainers are of my upbringing.
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A lot of guys would say that I was like a 'damn chameleon'. It doesn't matter who you are in the ring with, you can adjust and adapt.
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A lot of times we would feed off of the crowd. A lot of things that we were doing in the match was called on the fly. For example, Ric Flair and I would go into a match and have a couple of spots and moments set up. And then, of course, we would line up the finish. But the rest was called on the fly.
✦ More Balls Quotes
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I enjoy hitting tennis balls. I haven't lost any of the innocent parts of tennis. I just do it in front of less people.
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I'm going to be the one guy diving on the ground for loose balls.
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You know, when I was a young boy I used to play baseball in my back yard or in the street with my brothers or the neighborhood kids. We used broken bats and plastic golf balls and played for hours and hours.
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Maybe bring in sponge balls to learn the technique and gain that experience of actually challenging for a header.
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I don't really believe in palm readers and crystal balls and tarot cards, but I respond to the need for them.