I did everything by the seat of my pants. That's why I got hurt so much. Evel Knievel More Quotes by Evel Knievel More Quotes From Evel Knievel A man can fall many times in life, but he's never a failure until he refuses to get back up. Evel Knievel refusemenfall Bones heal, pain is temporary, and chicks dig scars Evel Knievel scarbonespain If you don't know about pain and trouble, you're in sad shape. They make you appreciate life. Evel Knievel appreciatepainhurt 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. Evel Knievel carepeoplethinking Anybody can jump a motorcycle. The trouble begins when you try to land it Evel Knievel motorcyclelandtrying I decided to fly through the air and live in the sunlight and enjoy life as much as I could. Evel Knievel sunlightenjoy-lifeair If a guy hasn't got any gamble in him- he isn't worth a crap. Evel Knievel gamblecrapguy 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. Evel Knievel trademasterswant 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. Evel Knievel mphredneckguitar The finest compliment you can pay a man is that his word was as good as gold. Evel Knievel goldpaymen Where there is little risk, there is little reward. Evel Knievel rewardsrisklittles When you're mad at someone, it's probably best not to break his arm with a baseball bat. Evel Knievel mad-at-someonebatsbaseball I love the feeling of the fresh air on my face and the wind blowing through my hair. Evel Knievel wind-blowinghairfeelings 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. Evel Knievel failurelongfall If you fall during your life it doesn't matter because you're never a failure if you try to get up. Evel Knievel mattertryingfall If it is possible, it is done. If it is impossible... it will be done. Evel Knievel doneifsimpossible I would always rather be in the arena fighting than be a spectator. Evel Knievel spectatorsarenafighting I don't have any problems in life, just situations. Evel Knievel problems-in-lifesituationproblem Risk is good. Not properly managing your risk is a dangerous leap. Evel Knievel investingdangerousrisk 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. Evel Knievel thrillguyair
