Mark Henry - Quotes Around Mark Henry

Quotes Around Mark Henry

Quotes about Mark Henry

• U.S. national weightlifting coaching director of 1991 Lyn Jones about Mark in July 1991:

"He may be the strongest man in the world right now," and "He is the greatest natural talent I have ever seen."

• Dragomir Cioroslan, bronze medalist for Romania at the '84 Olympics and the '96s coach of the U.S. weightlifting team, about Mark on August 1993:

"I lifted for 16 years, I've coached for nine and I've never seen anyone with Mark's raw talent."

• When asked in September 2003, who the strongest man in the world is today, Bill Kazmaier, considered by many to be the greatest strongman of all time, stated:

"It would have to be Mark Henry. I think he's one of the strongest men in the history of the world, without a doubt." and "If pushed or challenged, his potential is far beyong what is shown, which puts it in a range of phenomenal."

• Dr. Robert M. Goldman in 2012 about Mark Henry at Mark's induction into the International Sports Hall of Fame:

"Mark Henry was a 2 time olympian, winner of the national and world title in powerlifting, world record holder in powerlifting. Really, Mark is probably one of the strongest humans ever born on the planet - literally! I mean in terms of natural, physical capacity! A truly remarkable human being..."

• Dr. Terry Todd, super heavyweight powerlifting champion and lifelong expert in the field of strength, about seeing Mark Henry for the first time, reflected:

"We were at the state high school powerlifting championship, and more than one person said, you have to see this superheavyweight, " "It was obvious that he had this almost unlimited potential."

• When asked, who the most memorable lifters were, "the world's strongest woman" Dr. Jan Todd, one of the greatest female powerlifters of all time, replied:

"Mark Henry would top my list. I first saw Mark lift at the state high school meet here in Texas where he squatted over 800 pounds back in 1990. Although his powerlifting career has been brief because of his involvement with Olympic lifting and pro-wrestling, I’ve never been around anyone who possessed his level of natural strength. I’d also have to list Bill Kazmaier, who trained with me in the early 1980s."

• When asked, who did impress him the most during his career as a strongman, the first thing Dennis Rogers, the so-called "pound-for-pound World's Strongest Man" replied was:

"Bill Kazmaier & Mark Henry for their incredibly scary overall strength. "

Quotes by Mark Henry

• Mark Henry on the question " how much could you lift?" during an interview with IGN in May 2006:

"I've squatted over 1,000 pounds several times in my life and I was able to dead lift 900 pounds several times. There are a lot of people who will never even touch that kind of weight, but I was able to do it multiple, multiple times in my life. I've had a pretty good career with the lifting, and now it's all about wrestling. But I'll tell you what, when you're lifting 1,000 pounds, it's not for the faint of heart."

• Mark Henry on the question "How much can you bench?" during an interview with REV magazine (now defunct) in June 2009:

"I can do close to 600 pounds, but the bench press is the most limited, and the least functional of all the lifts. I've squatted 1006 lbs, and I've deadlifted 900 lbs consistently, which is my forte. There have been very few 900 lb deadlifters, ever."