I was a better builder than a manager. I'd rather focus on maximizing the opportunities swinging for the fences than minimizing the risk with bunts and singles.
I've always swung the same way. The difference is when I swing and miss, people say, 'He's swinging for the fences. ' But when I swing and make contact people say, 'That's a nice swing. ' But there's no difference, it's the same swing.
When it comes to storytelling, not taking risks is riskier than swinging for the fences. I have very simple ambitions when it comes to taking risks in storytelling and programming. I try very hard to avoid the expected.
People will respect what wrestling has to offer to this world. It will take educating themselves on more than just guys in there swinging for the fences.
[On swinging for the fences] Ultimately, you have the potential to build a significant business with the potential to have a positive impact on millions of people's lives.
There's no worse feeling than being in front of a guy with six-pack abs, muscles popping out of his shoulders, veins popping out of his arms, and you know he's swinging for the fences, in front of all your friends and family, and you can't breathe. You can't breathe no matter how much moves you know. You start to panic. You start to feel a drowning sensation. It's the worst feeling in the world.
The passion, the competitiveness, the swinging for the fences, it adds up.
