142 Quotes by Evel Knievel

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.

She (my ex-wife) wanted me to stop being Evel Knievel. I am who I am. I'm not going to change. I'll settle down the day they put me in a six-foot pine box.

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

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

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

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.

Unless we do things in this country to slow down our population, slow down our birth control, provide better water for people, provide power for people, we’re gonna find out that the next wars are not going to be fought over diamonds, gold and political things.

If I’m out trailriding, I have a favorite motorcycle. Riding on the road, I’ve got a favorite. If I’m jumping, I have a favorite, and if I’m racing, I have a favorite.

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