Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle
Kurt Steven Angleis an American professional wrestler, actor, former mixed martial artist and retired amateur wrestler. While at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, he won numerous accolades, including being a two-time National Collegiate Athletic AssociationDivision I Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. After graduating college, Angle won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1995 World Wrestling Championships. He then won a freestyle wrestling gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Angle is one of only four people to complete an amateur wrestling...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWrestler
Date of Birth9 December 1968
CityMt. Lebanon, PA
CountryUnited States of America
I love Vince McMahon. He came up with the Kurt Angle character. He ran with it, and then I was able to run with it. I thank him for the opportunity he gave me. Vince McMahon was one of my best friends, period.
I really have been trying to get in movies with smaller parts, just to get myself in there and get more practice, and not have to take the big lead. In 'Dylan Dog' I was one of the co-stars, and I had a pretty good part in that movie.
You go from Olympic wrestling into pro wrestling, and it's a very difficult transition, but if you make it, you can earn a great living while at the same time giving amateur wrestling a lot of exposure by being on TV every week. Fans know where you came from.
I love doing funny promos like the ones I did wrestling Rey Mysterio.
I've been chastised for going into mixed martial arts and backing out. But the reason I backed out was the terms - they wanted me ready to fight in four weeks, but you've got to be out of your mind. So I decided to go back to my roots, back to wrestling.
Oh it's TRUE, it's DAMN true.
You do not boo an Olympic Gold Medalist. I'm the best in the world. I came here for you. You don't boo me.
You can turn a giant into a mouse just by getting him fatigued. That was my whole game plan.
Wrestlers in the U.S.A. are very aggressive. All they want to do is attack, but they'll make mistakes.
Canada is lacking two things. It's true. Don't make me say it again. The first is Olympic Heroes [...] The second thing that Canada is lacking is Memorial Day, which is today by the way, where we in the States celebrate our war heroes by having barbeques . And I realize here in Canada you can't have barbeques because you'd probably be attacked by a moose, or caribou, or even a grizzly.
I became the first ever Euro-continental champion in WWF history. Well, besides D-Lo Brown, but he doesn't count.
Pro wrestling was there, and I was good at it, thank God. I started getting a lot of offers, but unfortunately, at WWE I was under a tight leash. I think it had a lot to do with The Rock making the transition, and me possibly being the next guy - you know, the company didnt want to lose another top performer.
Im in professional wrestling, which is what I do for a living. I coordinate stunts. I memorize them.
Hey, I drank milk that was a DAY past its expiration date. Now THAT is extreme!