Randy Orton appeared as a guest on The Pat McAfee Show for an interview promoting his WrestleMania 38 match this past weekend.
During the discussion, "The Viper" spoke about past issues with confidence on the road early in his career in WWE, as well as how he felt he wouldn't be able to follow in the footsteps of his father, WWE Hall of Fame legend "Cowboy" Bob Orton.
Featured below is an excerpt from the interview where he touches on this topic with his thoughts.
“It was kind of a confidence thing, like I never looked at myself and thought, ‘There’s the f**king man right there’. I didn’t know how to build myself up, I didn’t look in the mirror and see someone capable of following in my father’s footsteps.
“Getting bullied as a kid and s**t like that, I kinda went through that, but all kids deal with that right. I think it’s helped me now, I see the kids in the front row, being a father too, a lot’s changed in my life from when I was in my 20s. But I see these kids and, man, they make my day, putting a smile on a kid’s face, especially those 8, 9, 10 year old girls.
“I have two daughters that I’m just wrapped around their finger. I love my three sons too but there’s something about those little girls. And it’s funny because in my 20s I used to be looking for the chicks in the audience.”
Check out the complete interview below, or at YouTube.com. H/T to WrestleTalk.com for transcribing the above quotes.
