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The following are key highlights of an interview Batista did with the Charleston Post and Courier to promote his new autobiography:

-On bad choices he made that affected his family: "I've got a lot of them (flaws). I've been pretty honest for the most part, which has gotten me in trouble a lot."

Batista [artist Grant Gould (c) PWTorch]

-On Ric Flair: "The biggest thing I always tell people about Ric, and you know this to be true, is that's he one of those guys who enjoys every second he's alive. I've learned more about life than I have about this business from Ric. He taught me how to have fun on the road. A lot of times you just get stuck in airports, and you go to towns that, if it weren't for wrestling, you'd never be there. I guarantee you he can find something good in any town he goes to anywhere in the world. He's great with people. People gravitate to him, and he's got such a strong life force. He's someone you constantly want to be around. He just makes you feel good. He's just got that special thing. It's just magic what he's got. I don't think he even realizes what he does for people. I once wrote to him in a card that he taught me more about life ... I just love him to death."

-On the importance of education: "That's the thing. If I get hurt, I really don't have anything to fall back on. It's a regret of mine. I did well in school. I'm not dumb by any means. I'm very capable. But back then I was struggling. I was struggling with my family life. School just wasn't very important to me."

-On one-night-stands and a conversation he had with Chris Benoit: "I've pretty much worked that out of my system. I can remember having a conversation with Chris Benoit. We were in a limo, and he was the first person in the world to ever point that out to me. I don't want to say I was bragging, but we were talking about guys who were getting hooked on painkillers and drinking way too much, and how lucky I was not to have any of those problems. He pointed out that I did have one problem. Everywhere you go, you've got a girl hanging around."

-On dating Melina: "I was heartbroken after me and my wife split up, and I started dating other girls. I really fell for Melina... It's been pretty rocky for us. A lot of it has to do with the business. It's very hard to date in this business. We still talk on a daily basis, and there's still a lot of love there. But we're having a really hard time. Trying to have a relationship with anybody is hard enough, but trying to have one with people in this business, knowing what goes on, is difficult. New guys and girls coming out and coming in ... it's really hard."

-On WWE's Wellness Program: "The wellness program is for the better. I think for the better not even so much as far as steroids. What scares me so much in our business is all the painkillers. They're causing guys to overdose and die. That's why I think this wellness program is such a great thing. The steroids is one thing, and I understand that they're bad for you, but the main thing I think is causing guys to die young are those damn painkillers the guys are getting hooked on. I don't use that stuff, mostly because I don't like not having my wits about me, because I don't want to be some zombie walking around and half out of it. I think you'd get that same sentiment around the locker room. It's a lot more high-risk nowadays, and I don't want to be in the ring with somebody who's high."

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