In pro wrestling, it's fake. People always get offended by that word. 'No, we like to say it's pre-determined.' For whatever reason, people get angry at 'fake'; 'pre-determined' eases the blow? It's fake. At the end of the day, it doesn't really mean anything.

CM Punk

I don't smoke. I don't drink. I don't use drugs. That may be boring for some people, but that's just me. That's how I live my life.

CM Punk

Sometimes things don't go your way, but you get up and keep going.

CM Punk

I'm somebody who constantly wants to challenge himself, evolve, and grow. Because if you don't, you fade. You become stagnant.

CM Punk

There's a lot of guys in pro wrestling that just kind of have this MMA fantasy, and they never act on it. I'm acting on it. I don't want to be one of those guys who sits there and goes, 'I could have done that or I should have done that.'

CM Punk

I don't mind getting punched in the face. It kind of wakes me up and gets me excited.

CM Punk

I'm going to be that gnarly guy that gets in somebody's face and makes it ugly. I'm a bit of a grinder.

CM Punk

Straight edge is everything about a personal decision to not live my life under the influence or not being aware. I pretty much don't like anything that alters my view of reality or my perception or my grasp.

CM Punk

Everything I say, it comes from the heart. It's all real.

CM Punk

I did not wake up one day and say, 'I wanna be famous.' I did not wake up and say, 'I wanna be a UFC fighter.' I woke up and said, 'I want to be successful at something I want to do. I want to fight.'

CM Punk

Everybody knows how to throw a punch. Not correctly - he or she might not know how to turn the wrist or know what part of the hand to hit with. But humans instinctively know to fight, whether they bite or claw or pull hair. It's an instinct.

CM Punk

Doing the same old thing every day, week in and week out, it gets boring. I'm all about new challenges, new opponents.

CM Punk

I'm a polarizing person, so people get caught up in hoping I fail. And just like success, failure is a perspective.

CM Punk

Passive-aggressive is the worst thing in the world to me!

CM Punk

Winning is different based on your perspective, just like success is different based on your perspective.

CM Punk

I'm an excellent judge of character. I can tell people who want something from me or if they're actually buddies.

CM Punk

I wouldn't expect anybody to look for superawesome crisp technique out of me.

CM Punk

I get in my own head, and at the end of the day, I'm my biggest critic, and I'm my worst enemy, too.

CM Punk

I'm never concerned about my beliefs hurting me in any way. I'd rather lose a job than have to lie.

CM Punk

There are always going to be detractors who will say I don't look like I'll be able to hang with Brock Lesnar. But Brock's a freak of nature, and I don't know anybody who looks like they can 'hang' with Brock Lesnar. But anyone can be choked out in seven seconds.

CM Punk

When I stopped wrestling, I literally lay in bed for two weeks.

CM Punk