The People's Dad Speaks About His Son!!!!


Thanks to Justin Winslow

Alex Marvez had a great chance to speak to The People's Champion's Father... Rocky Johnson.

---Rocky speaks out about how much the business has involved since his son's success:

"I retired and I have to do something, so I figured why not do something that I love and be beneficial. I spent my entire life in sports as a boxer and a wrestler. One day, you wake up and everything is hurting so you say, 'It's over.' I don't want to be a hang-around like some other guys. To me, it's degrading. It's not a money thing for them, because they're all millionaires. But I understand where they're coming from, because (wrestling) is in their blood. My thing is that I workout every day. I was in the gym seven days this week, but that's my therapy. That's what I need. At least I'm not in a bar or out getting in trouble. Athletes have a tendency that when they're great and they're 38 or 40 (years old), they have made enough money. They invest and they retire. Then they put on 40 or 50 pounds and wonder why they have strokes and heart attacks. And when they look at themselves, they can't feel good about themselves thinking, 'Geez, eight years ago I weighed 250 and was in great shape. Look at me now. I'm 310 and can't run around the block.' Before I retired, I looked at all the guys who were retired and saw what they were doing. I made physical conditioning a hobby. Hopefully, I can help somebody down the road. I love working with kids and with the elderly."

---Talks about his father and son relationship:

"Yes, it helped him mentally and physically. We scratch each other's back. We're best friends first. Then we're father and son."

---Talks about what is next for The Rock:

"He can do anything. He's got movie contracts. They wanted to sign him to a Saturday Night Live contract permanently. He went with Vince to Hollywood for five days last week. I think he's very versatile. I think anything he puts his mind to, he gives 100 percent. He lives it and he studies it. It's like wrestling. He's always thinking, 'What am I going to say next?' To be a good athlete in any sport, you have to live it. I think I can leave this world a lot happier through him and my family. I really believe that, because imagine if I had to wake up this morning and say, 'God, my kid's in prison or he's got a court appointment for five kilos of cocaine.' I have friends who go through that. I wake up every day with a challenge -- facing the world. I love to work out with my boy and my daughter-in-law. We have a lot of fun and we challenge each other without really knowing it."