Before joining the WWE, John auditioned for the role of Ron Stoppable on the Disney cartoon, Kim Possible. When he didn't get the part, he believed that it was fate telling him to become a wrestler.
John Cena: Trust me...I know where my heart is and my heart's right here. I'm going to keep doing everything because I love to do it, but I will never sacrifice my time between the ropes. That's no shot to anybody. Everybody's got different career paths. This is mine.
John Cena: A lot of the artists that are coming out right now are sticking to the formula of guns, drugs, money, all that other stuff. I'm not from the 'hood, I've never been arrested, I never shot anybody, I never sold drugs.