Evel Knievel Quotes

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• Bones heal, pain is temporary, and chicks dig scars

  Evel Knievel

  Pain, Scar, Bones

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• A man can fall many times in life, but he's never a failure until he refuses to get back up.

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  Fall, Men, Refuse

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• Anybody can jump a motorcycle. The trouble begins when you try to land it

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  Land, Motorcycle, Trying

  "Evel Knievel: What I've Learned" by Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. November 30, 2007.

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• If you don't know about pain and trouble, you're in sad shape. They make you appreciate life.

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  Hurt, Pain, Appreciate

  "Evel Knievel: What I've Learned" by Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. November 30, 2007.

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• You come to a point in your life when you really don't care what people think about you, you just care what you think about yourself.

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  Thinking, People, Care

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• I decided to fly through the air and live in the sunlight and enjoy life as much as I could.

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  Air, Enjoy Life, Sunlight

  "'Factor' TV Icon: Evel Knievel". "The O'Reilly Factor", www.foxnews.com. January 25, 2008.

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• Where there is little risk, there is little reward.

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  Risk, Littles, Rewards

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• If a guy hasn't got any gamble in him- he isn't worth a crap.

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  Guy, Crap, Gamble

  "Evel Knievel: What I've Learned" by Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. November 30, 2007.

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• I'm not a jack of all trades; I'm a master of many. I don't feel there is anything I can't do if I want to.

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  Want, Masters, Trade

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• The finest compliment you can pay a man is that his word was as good as gold.

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  Men, Gold, Pay

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• When you're mad at someone, it's probably best not to break his arm with a baseball bat.

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  Baseball, Mad At Someone, Bats

  "Evel Knievel: What I've Learned" by Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. November 30, 2007.

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• If you fall during your life it doesn't matter because you're never a failure if you try to get up.

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  Fall, Trying, Matter

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• I don't have any problems in life, just situations.

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  Problem, Situation, Problems In Life

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• If it is possible, it is done. If it is impossible... it will be done.

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  Done, Impossible, Ifs

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• I guess I thought I was Elvis Presley but I'll tell ya something. All Elvis did was stand on a stage and play a guitar. He never fell off on that pavement at no 80 mph.

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  Redneck, Mph, Guitar

  Interview With Tony Marx, mnmotorcycle.com. June 6, 2001.

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• I foresee the Chinese ruling the world. What are you going to do to stop it? No president of the United States will ever have enough power to stop the Chinese when they want to take over the world.

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  Chinese, President, United States

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• Risk is good. Not properly managing your risk is a dangerous leap.

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  Risk, Investing, Dangerous

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• I'm not a stunt man. I'm not a dare devil...I'm an explorer.

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  Men, Devil, Dare

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• I love the feeling of the fresh air on my face and the wind blowing through my hair.

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  Hair, Wind Blowing, Feelings

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• I would always rather be in the arena fighting than be a spectator.

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  Fighting, Arena, Spectators

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• I can say the Lord's prayer in 10 seconds.

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  Prayer, Lord, Seconds

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• I've always lived by the creed that you're never a failure in life when you fall as long as you try and get up.

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  Failure, Fall, Long

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• Riding a motorcycle on today's highways, you have to ride in a very defensive manner. You have to be a good rider and you have to have both hands and both feet on the controls at all times.

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  Hands, Feet, Motorcycle

  Interview With Tony Marx, mnmotorcycle.com. June 6, 2001.

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• You'd think a guy who has broken 35 bones in his body would have a high pain threshold, but mine is pretty low. I got hit in the shin with a golf ball once and it almost brought tears to my eyes. I've had broken bones that didn't hurt as bad.

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  Hurt, Pain, Eye

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• You can't ask a guy like me why [I performed]. I really wanted to fly through the air. I was a daredevil, a performer. I loved the thrill, the money, the whole macho thing. All those things made me Evel Knievel. Sure, I was scared. You gotta be an ass not to be scared. But I beat the hell out of death.

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  Air, Guy, Thrill

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