American - Athlete | December 27, 1966 -
The deal is that I hold myself to an extremely high standard, and it's a standard that can never be... it's unattainable. But it drives me to be the very best in everything I do.
Bill Goldberg
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Nine times out of ten, people consider a nice little Jewish boy the kid who grows up and sits behind a desk preparing your taxes. I've certainly broken that stereotype in many ways.
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Most of the wrestling happens in the South, so I had to ask myself how I was going to be received as a Jewish boy named Goldberg. Then again, I have never, nor would I ever, hide my Jewish identity.
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I have never, ever, received any taunts or any form of anti-Semitism. And I suppose being a Jewish football player with the Atlanta Falcons was no different than being a Baptist football player with the Atlanta Falcons. But in the back of your mind, you always expect something to happen.
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I come from a very athletic family. But I didn't have the typical Jewish sports heroes. I mean, like lots of Jewish kids I admired Sandy Koufax. But I didn't look up to him as the one person who gave me the desire to push on and succeed. My brothers did that for me.
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I try to do as much as I can for the military.
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It's a sad situation when you have to talk crap about other organizations that you know your paths are never going to cross competitively.
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Any time someone stops me in the street and asks me for an autograph, pro wrestling gave me that.
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I'm not picking up my phone and calling anyone for employment.
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Would it be an honor to be bestowed Hall of Fame credentials? Yeah. Does it define me as a person? No.
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I'd love to get back in the ring so my son could see me, but that's it.
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Sometimes I think back to everything I've been through, and I wonder, 'Man, how the hell did I get here?'
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