John Cena followed his “Hustle, Loyalty, Respect” moniker for most of his WWE career. inspires many fans to work hard, stay true and do the right thing. when appearing on “The Romesh Ranganathan Show” Cena recalled how he first applied the phrase to his life and what it meant to his life and career.
“What’s the best advice (to me) ever given?” Show up early, outwork everyone… The second best piece of advice I think is the best piece of advice I’ve ever been given. be authentic. Be who you are,’” she recalled. Cena then explained that every person he ever reached out to seemed to apply this philosophy to their lives as well.
“Be authentic because you’re going to have failures. When they happen, you lose as you do,” he added. “You can have a teachable moment, and when you win, you’ll succeed as you do, and the receiving is much greater.” Cena explained that this mindset allowed him to deal with impostor syndrome and similar feelings.
When he first came to prominence in WWE, Cena was known as the “Doctor of Thuganomics” and built parts of his persona. his rapping skills. According to Cena, his commitment to authenticity was behind his choice to record and release a rap album at the time.
“We got local artists from the New England scene, and we kind of had the whole Freddie Fox (Bumpy Knuckles) thing to oversee,” he recounted. “The bottom line and the ethos of it was just to make an album that hopefully hip-hop heads and rappers are like, ‘Hmmm, okay.’ I didn’t see that one coming.”
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