I like to listen to the crowd…
– Ricky Steamboat
I like to listen to the crowd, I really do. The crowd helps give me that extra boost of adrenaline.
The old-timers taught me about psychology…
– Ricky Steamboat
The old-timers taught me about psychology. Whatever body part, for instance, you decided to work on, well, you worked on. If you’re working on someone’s arm, you don’t go to the head with headlocks. You don’t go to the lower body. If you start with a body part, you stay with a body part.
There are fans out there who have never seen Andre …
– Ricky Steamboat
There are fans out there who have never seen Andre The Giant wrestle but have heard the name and heard stories about his career and have seen the highlights of Wrestlemania III.
I was in the business for 20 years and look at …
– Ricky Steamboat
I was in the business for 20 years and look at Flair. He was probably approaching 35-40. But today, if a guy has good 8-10 year run, he is either considered that damn good or lucky.
I’ve got 8 and 10 year old kids telling me about …
– Ricky Steamboat
I’ve got 8 and 10 year old kids telling me about the match I had with Savage at WrestleMania III and that was 30 years before they were even born. But with the magic of the Internet, their dad tells them to watch a little bit of what they used to watch… It amazes me […]
Jim Crockett could just advertise Ricky Steamboat …
– Ricky Steamboat
Jim Crockett could just advertise Ricky Steamboat and Ric Flair, and we would do great numbers just off of the two names being hooked up for the evening. Fans knew we’d go out there and give them a hell of a match, win, lose or draw.
Big moments, you’ve got to let it soak in…
– Ricky Steamboat
Big moments, you’ve got to let it soak in. It actually adds to the drama so you don’t throw away the move and the moment.
A lot of guys would say that I was like a ‘damn …
– Ricky Steamboat
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.
I learned early on as a baby-face you had adapt to …
– Ricky Steamboat
I learned early on as a baby-face you had adapt to their style. Ravishing Rick Rude had his own style and his own way with a little bit of some Ric Flair-isms. But I always learned to adapt myself.
My back hurts real bad…
– Ricky Steamboat
My back hurts real bad, every day. All those bumps took their toll. But life is good and I wouldn’t have it any other way.