Quotes by Kofi Kingston - Page 2

The New Day is all about the group, and that's the way it's gonna be... We ain't going nowhere but to the top. And if we going to the top, we're going together.
Kofi Kingston /
New Day
Nowhere
Gonna
Group
Top
Copy Quote
I take a lot of pride being a beacon of hope for people who haven't achieved what they wanted to achieve even though they've had to wait a very long time to do it.
Kofi Kingston /
Achieved
Time Hope Long
Beacon
Very Long Time
Copy Quote
The best angles and the best stories always hinge on reality. Throughout the history of WWE, all the best storylines have a little touch of what's real behind them.
Kofi Kingston /
Wwe
Angles
Best History Always
Hinge
Copy Quote
Don't let the reasons why you don't accomplish your dreams be because of you or a decision that you made. Do everything that you can possibly do to achieve that dream.
Kofi Kingston /
Accomplish
Your Dreams
Copy Quote
Even before I became a WWE Superstar, I was told I was never going to make it because I wasn't big enough. You know what I mean? I wasn't strong enough, I wasn't 6 foot 8.
Kofi Kingston /
Superstar
Wwe
Enough Never Know
Big Enough
Foot
Copy Quote
It wasn't until I got my first son that I wasn't really able to play video games because when you have a child at home, there are infinite other things you should be doing.
Kofi Kingston /
Infinite
Video Games
Copy Quote
A lot of people talk about video games as something nerds do. But we look at it as a way to connect with people. It's something that's positive, that brings people together.
Kofi Kingston /
Nerds
Video Games
Copy Quote
You literally can't do any more than your best so that was always my attitude and that is still my attitude, which is to go out there and give it my best every single night.
Kofi Kingston /
Attitude Best Always
Every Single Night
Single Night
Copy Quote
What I'm trying to do is reinvent what the face of a champion looks like. I'm out there trying to represent for the people who question whether they can become a champion or not.
Kofi Kingston /
For The People
Reinvent
Copy Quote
The performance centre is unbelievable, I've had a chance to go there on a couple of occasions in Orlando as it's only about two hours from my house, and I was completely blown away.
Kofi Kingston /
Blown Away
Centre
Orlando
Unbelievable
Copy Quote
E and Woods are incredibly talented individuals that I am so blessed to have been grouped with these guys. To have met these guys in life, to have met such great guys that I call my family.
Kofi Kingston /
Woods
Life Family Great
Copy Quote
For me to be the first African-born WWE Champion is incredible because now, people who look like myself can look at TV and see on WWE television that anything is possible because I'm doing it.
Kofi Kingston /
Anything Is Possible
Wwe
Myself Champion Me
Be The First
Copy Quote
A lot of people always say, 'Oh, people down there in NXT' or 'Down there' as if it's... yeah, it's like a farming system for WWE, but they've done such a great job over the years making their own brand.
Kofi Kingston /
Farming
Great Job
Wwe
Great Always Done
Great People Always
Copy Quote
My mom worked her way all the way up; she has a doctorate in anthropology. Imagine doing that while having three kids. It's just amazing. She provided the best possible example in terms of chasing your dreams.
Kofi Kingston /
Anthropology
Chasing
Your Dreams
Doctorate
Provided
Copy Quote
How many African American champions have there been over the course of WWE's history? It's something that was the elephant in the room. Nobody wanted to talk about it, but it was important for us to address it.
Kofi Kingston /
Wwe
Champions
Elephant
Copy Quote
It's so important to have representation for all races on TV. All people, from all walks of life. So when other people look at the television screen they can see and identify with that person doing great things.
Kofi Kingston /
Great Things
Representation
Walks
All People
Life Great Look
Identify
Races
Copy Quote
NXT is huge, being able to be on TV internationally is a big deal, as it means you don't have to work so hard to get noticed as opposed to FCW, Deep South Wrestling and OVW, which were all televised, but locally.
Kofi Kingston /
Big Deal
Deep South
Internationally
Locally
Opposed
Noticed
Televised
Copy Quote
Playing video games, as funny as it might sound, it's a very important part of our day. Our schedule is so hectic, chaotic, demanding that we need an outlet. We need ways to express ourselves and let our energy out.
Kofi Kingston /
Chaotic
Hectic
Demanding
Important Part
Outlet
Schedule
Video Games
Copy Quote
Being that beacon of hope; not just people in Ghana, but any kind of people that have gone through the struggle, I take a lot of light of being that beacon of hope and inspiration for anybody that wants to achieve anything.
Kofi Kingston /
Ghana
Beacon
Copy Quote
I tried to imagine how I would have felt as a kid if Shawn Michaels or any WWE superstar would have come to my school and came to my assembly and had given a speech that we would have had to listen to I would have lost my mind.
Kofi Kingston /
Assembly
Superstar
Wwe
Shawn
Copy Quote
It took me 11 years to get a shot at the WWE championship; not just to win it, but just to get a shot, but luckily I was able to capitalize on that and become WWE champion, but if I had quit I wouldn't have been in that position.
Kofi Kingston /
Championship
Wwe
Capitalize
Luckily
Quit
Copy Quote
As far as the community involvement is concerned, I don't necessarily think that being a babyface or being a heel really affects that because, at the end of the day, people know that we're entertainers. We're very forward about that.
Kofi Kingston /
Entertainers
Involvement
Affects
Heel
Copy Quote
Samoa Joe is an opponent that I really wanted to face in the ring. There was a time when you never thought that you will able to see Samoa Joe in a WWE setting but that has changed and this can be considered to be one of my fantasy bookings.
Kofi Kingston /
Setting
Wwe
Joe
Opponent
Copy Quote
Ziggler has been around a little longer than I have, but from 2010-12, he and I went at it almost every single week in pay-per-views, tv, live events. We know each other very well. We are two guys who are not your prototypical WWE superstars.
Kofi Kingston /
Wwe
Superstars
Copy Quote
My first, what, five, six years I was never given a microphone. Now we have this New Day thing where we talk pretty much every single week. It allows me to open up a whole different side, so I just think it's really important to be able to adapt.
Kofi Kingston /
New Day
Adapt
Me Day New
Microphone
Copy Quote
It's truly a new day ever since we graced the WWE Universe with our presence. Every time we come out there, you see us being funny, having fun, entertaining people and, of course, preaching the power of positivity. That's what New Day is all about.
Kofi Kingston /
Funny
Being Funny
Entertaining
Fun
Having Fun
New Day
Positivity
Preaching
Universe
Wwe
Since
Course
Ever
Entertaining People
Every Time
Having
Presence
Truly
Copy Quote
Anytime somebody shares a personal story with me during autograph signings and someone comes up to me and shakes my hand and says thank you and I'm just like, wow. The fact that I can have an influence over somebody; it is heartwarming, it is the goal.
Kofi Kingston /
Thank You
Heartwarming
Shakes
Anytime
Autograph
Personal Story
Shares
Copy Quote
My mom means everything to me. She has been such an inspiration in terms of just leading by example. Growing up, I never got into any trouble because I never wanted to upset her - because she did everything in her power for me to have a great childhood.
Kofi Kingston /
Upset
Copy Quote
There are guys who are way taller than me, weigh a lot more than me, are stronger than me, not faster than me but all other aspects people get recognized and looked at and opportunities based on how they look. I've been fighting that battle my entire lifetime.
Kofi Kingston /
Battle
Faster
Lifetime
Fighting Me Look
Aspects
Recognized
Taller
Copy Quote
Baseball is called 'America's Pastime,' but you could argue WWE and wrestling is very similar. We've been around since the carnival days. People want to be entertained. It's obviously two different sports, but everyone appreciates the athleticism of another sport.
Kofi Kingston /
Pastime
Wwe
Appreciates
Carnival
Entertained
Copy Quote
We're always thinking of different things to be on the cutting edge of what's entertaining or what's hot on Twitter or social media or even society in general. I've had little goals here and there. But that's the main goal. Always changing, always be prepared to adapt.
Kofi Kingston /
Be Prepared
Cutting
Cutting Edge
Different Things
Entertaining
Adapt
Edge
Copy Quote
I realized a very long time ago, that I was never going to be the guy who, 'Oh, you look so big, let's push him in the main event and see,' or, 'Oh, this guy's got the best physique ever, let's put him in the main event and see.' It was always going to be the hard way.
Kofi Kingston /
Hard Way
Long Time Ago
Physique
Best Time Look
Very Long Time
Copy Quote
My dad is actually from Ghana in West Africa, and I was actually born in Ghana, too, and came to the United States when I was two years old. It's always football over there, soccer, but becoming a Massachusetts native, you can't help but get sucked into all the sports.
Kofi Kingston /
Ghana
Massachusetts
Native
Soccer
Sports Dad Football
Sucked
Copy Quote
Even coming from Ghana to the United States, my mom and dad did so much to provide a better life for their kids. It was such a huge sacrifice; leaving your entire family - and we have a huge family - leaving them to come to America and have a better life for their kids.
Kofi Kingston /
Better Life
Ghana
Leaving
Mom And Dad
Sacrifice
Life Family Mom
Life Family Dad
Copy Quote
We always talk about how important representation is. It's so important to see someone that looks like you - whether you're African American, Asian, Indian or whatever your background is - doing incredible things. It's just motivation to go out there and do incredible things yourself.
Kofi Kingston /
Representation
Copy Quote
It's always important for people to be able to watch WWE, especially because it's a global product, it's important for people all over the world to be able to look at the screen and see somebody who looks like them doing great things. And in turn, that inspires them to do great things.
Kofi Kingston /
Great Things
Wwe
Great Look World
Inspires
Copy Quote
When I was training before I was even signed, I was listening to the Damian Marley CD 'Welcome to Jamrock,' and I got the idea one day in promo class to cut a promo in a Jamaican accent and everybody in the class went wild. That was the character I played from that point on and it kind of stuck until it didn't.
Kofi Kingston /
Marley
Welcome
Accent
Cd
Promo
Signed
Copy Quote
Anybody out there who has had a situation where they've had to struggle - when they want something so badly, but they can't quite get it - I am living and breathing proof that if you endure, if you push yourself, if you strive to be your best, no matter what, if you keep on working hard, then good things can happen.
Kofi Kingston /
Endure
Good Things
Proof
Situation
Strive
What If
Quite
Anybody
Badly
Happen
Push
Working Hard
Copy Quote
You know, 'people like us,' it involves... it's everybody who has struggled, you know what I'm saying? Everybody who has... who has had a difficult time getting to where they want to be, and now they can look at us as examples of, 'Hey, I can do this because they did it and I see it happening. Maybe I can do it, too.'
Kofi Kingston /
Time Look People
Time Look Difficult
Difficult Time
Examples
Involves
Struggled
Copy Quote
With Punk, I consider him to be like a brother to me. He's one of the guys who took me under his wing when I first came. So we've been able to maintain a good relationship. And there are very few people in the business that you can call true friends, so I consider Punk to be that and more. So yes, 'road wife' is the term we used to sum that all up.
Kofi Kingston /
Relationship
Brother
Good Relationship
Punk
Term
Wife
Consider
Few People
Guys
Maintain
Road
Sum
Took
True Friends
Wing
Yes
Copy Quote

Related Authors

John Locke
Philosopher
Sunday, Aug 29, 1632
Tuesday, Oct 28, 1704
Leonardo Da Vinci
Painter
Thursday, Apr 15, 1452
Friday, May 02, 1519
John Lewis
U.s. Representative
Wednesday, Feb 21, 1940
John Keats
Poet
Saturday, Oct 31, 1795
Friday, Feb 23, 1821
Maya Angelou
Author
Wednesday, Apr 04, 1928
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Charles Spurgeon
Preacher
Thursday, Jun 19, 1834
Sunday, Jan 31, 1892
Jean De La Bruyere
Wednesday, Aug 16, 1645
Thursday, May 10, 1696
Elon Musk
Investor
Monday, Jun 28, 1971
Vince Lombardi
Football Player
Wednesday, Jun 11, 1913
Thursday, Sep 03, 1970
Sun Tzu
Strategist
Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Essayist
Wednesday, May 25, 1803
Thursday, Apr 27, 1882
Martin Luther
Monk
Saturday, Nov 10, 1483
Monday, Feb 18, 1546
George Bernard Shaw
Playwright
Saturday, Jul 26, 1856
Thursday, Nov 02, 1950
Nelson Mandela
Former President Of South Africa
Thursday, Jul 18, 1918
Thursday, Dec 05, 2013
Dr. Seuss
Writer
Wednesday, Mar 02, 1904
Tuesday, Sep 24, 1991

View All Quotes

Top Authors

Les Brown
Author
Saturday, Feb 17, 1945
Isaac Newton
Physicist
Sunday, Jan 04, 1643
Monday, Mar 31, 1727
Francis Of Assisi
Saint
Thursday, Jun 24, 1182
Saturday, Oct 03, 1226
Plato
Philosopher
Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
Thomas Sowell
Economist
Monday, Jun 30, 1930
Aristotle
Philosopher
Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
Socrates
Philosopher
Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
Winston Churchill
Former Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom
Monday, Nov 30, 1874
Sunday, Jan 24, 1965
Dolly Parton
Singer-Songwriter
Saturday, Jan 19, 1946
Stephen Hawking
Physicist
Thursday, Jan 08, 1942
Oscar Wilde
Writer
Monday, Oct 16, 1854
Friday, Nov 30, 1900
Tyler, The Creator
Rapper
Wednesday, Mar 06, 1991
George Orwell
Novelist
Thursday, Jun 25, 1903
Saturday, Jan 21, 1950
Steve Jobs
Entrepreneur
Thursday, Feb 24, 1955
Wednesday, Oct 05, 2011
Billy Graham
Professional Wrestler
Monday, Jun 07, 1943

View All Authors

Kofi Kingston Quotes - Page 2

Picture Quotes Maker

Related Authors

Popular Topic Tags

Top Authors

Share This Page

Stay Connected

Picture Quotes Maker

Related Authors

Popular Topic Tags

Top Authors

Share This Page