Former WWE and TNA star Kurt Angle was the latest guest on Vince Russo’s “The Swerve” podcast which you can listen to in full over at PodcastOne.com. Below are some quotes from Angle during the interview:
When does Angle think he was at his peak in career?:
“I felt really good at 38, 39, when I felt I was at my peak. I wrestled the Olympics at 27, and actually, I thought I was horrible! I didn’t know anything then! I wish I would have wrestled at the Olympics at 39.”
On looking up to Sting and what he learned from him:
“Sting never had to get into it politically and he was always protected. I really think the good Lord did the work for Sting. If anything he would always try to help others–it was never about him. I learned a lot from Sting. He’s the guy I wanted to be like.”
Why others in the business chose not to mess with him politically:
“I was a bad ass. I think everybody knew that and I didn’t think anybody wanted to test that. It does suck that you have to be a bad ass not to get screwed with–but, that’s the way the business is sometimes.”
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NEW DELHI, INDIA ? JULY 20: (FROM l) TNA Wrestlers Kurt Angle, Mick Foley and Jay Lethal in New Delhi on July 20, 2010. (Photo by Shekhar Yadav/India Today Group/Getty Images)
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Kurt Angle of TNA Wrestling performs at MEN Arena on January 29, 2010 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 06: Director/writer Gavin O'Connor (L) and wrestler/actor Kurt Angle pose at the premiere of Lionsgate Films' "Warrior" at the Cinerama Dome Theatre on September 6, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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BOSTON - MARCH 27: Wrestler Kurt Angle, an Olympic Gold Medal winner, is the official spokesperson to spearhead TNA's Save Olympic Wrestling campaign petitioning to reinstate wrestling as an Olympic sport for the 2020 games. He was photographed in the lobby of the Sherton Hotel. (Photo by Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 15: Actor Billy Baldwin poses with wrestlers Rulon Gardner and Kurt Angle at the SiriusXM Studios on May 15, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
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PLAYA VISTA, CA - NOVEMBER 23: Liam Payne (L) and Kurt Angle in the ring during One Direction celebrates 1D Day at YouTube Space LA, a 7-hour livestream event broadcast exclusively on YouTube and Google+. Featuring behind the scenes footage, Guinness world record attempts, and amazing special guests, the global event also marked the premiere of tracks from their new album 'Midnight Memories', set for release November 25th, in Playa Vista, California on November 23, 2013 (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
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PLAYA VISTA, CA - NOVEMBER 23: Liam Payne (L) and pro wrestler Kurt Angle during One Direction celebrates 1D Day at YouTube Space LA, a 7-hour livestream event broadcast exclusively on YouTube and Google+. Featuring behind the scenes footage, Guinness world record attempts, and amazing special guests, the global event also marked the premiere of tracks from their new album 'Midnight Memories', set for release November 25th, in Playa Vista, California on November 23, 2013 (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
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PLAYA VISTA, CA - NOVEMBER 23: Kurt Angle (L) and Liam Payne in the ring during One Direction celebrates 1D Day at YouTube Space LA, a 7-hour livestream event broadcast exclusively on YouTube and Google+. Featuring behind the scenes footage, Guinness world record attempts, and amazing special guests, the global event also marked the premiere of tracks from their new album 'Midnight Memories', set for release November 25th, in Playa Vista, California on November 23, 2013 (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
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PLAYA VISTA, CA - NOVEMBER 23: Liam Payne, Scott Mills, and Kurt Angle in the ring during One Direction celebrates 1D Day at YouTube Space LA, a 7-hour livestream event broadcast exclusively on YouTube and Google+. Featuring behind the scenes footage, Guinness world record attempts, and amazing special guests, the global event also marked the premiere of tracks from their new album 'Midnight Memories', set for release November 25th, in Playa Vista, California on November 23, 2013 (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
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SAN DIEGO - JULY 24: Wrestler Kurt Angle and guest attend IESB.net's Wrath of Con during Comic-Con 2009 held at Hard Rock Hotel on July 24, 2009 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
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Kurt Angle during Spike TV's 2006 Video Game Awards - Arrivals at The Galen Center in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic)
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Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.
