I want to say thank you to MTV for this awesome, really incredible, prestigious award.
I also want to thank my family home, my girls.
Ive got a house full of strong-ass women at home, he began.
But mainly I want to thank the ones who make this whole thing happen.
I want to thank you, the people, the fans, I thank you.
When I first got to Hollywood Hollywood, they didnt know what the hell to do with me.
I was this half-black, half-Samoan, 6-foot-4, 275-pound pro wrestler, he said.
You know, I was told at that time, Youve got to be a certain way.
Youve got to drop some weight… Youve got to stop working out.
Stop doing the things that I love.
Youve got to stop calling yourself the Rock what?…
And for years, I actually bought into it.
He continued, I was miserable doing that, so I made a choice.
Im a walking example of that.
Thats the side thats gold.
The quote is this: Its nice to be important, but its more important to be nice.
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