"I'm not a bad guy. I generate so much hatred just because of the way I act. I look at Tim Tebow as a good example. People couldn't stop saying his name. He's such a stand-up guy. People don't believe it because it's almost too good to be true. And he generates that hatred. I have fun with this business. I love every second of it. I love to be right there in the middle of the hunt. At the end of the day, it's not my job to force people in any direction. I just to out there and see what happens. You can analyze character development all day, but with the current state of affairs, there's no need or rationale for me to deviate from what I'm doing."
Cena acknowledged getting booed, feeling that comes from holdover fans from the Attitude era. He's probably at least partially right there.
You can read the entire interview, which includes discussion of all the Make A Wish weork Cena does (and he can't get enough credit for the amount of charitable work he does; the majority never ever gets publicized) by clicking here.
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