Evel Knievel
Evel Knievel
Robert Craig "Evel" Knievelwas an American stunt performer and entertainer. Over his career, he attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps, and, in 1974, a canyon jump across Snake River Canyonin the Skycycle X-2, a steam-powered rocket. During his career he suffered more than 433 bone fractures, earning an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records as the survivor of "most bones broken in a lifetime". Knievel was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999. Knievel died...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDaredevil
Date of Birth17 October 1938
CityButte, MT
CountryUnited States of America
My life has been being a daredevil. I am Evel Knievel. I am a daredevil.
The most important thing in life is, if you have a dream, I mean a real good dream, follow it.
If you fall during your life, it doesn't matter. You're never a failure as long as you try to get up.
There's just no stopping me. I went through life big-bang-banda-boom-bada-boom.
I decided to fly through the air and live in the sunlight and enjoy life as much as I could.
I don't have any problems in life, just situations.
The other thing I wanted but never got to do had something to do with Liz Taylor but she's getting a little old and a little fat.
We are awaiting a donor of a liver that will be a suitable match for my blood type, O positive, the most common type in this nation.
Well, I ride just a couple times a week.
I wish there was such a thing as reincarnation.
A motorcycle coming down from 30 feet at 70 mph gives you a terrible jolt.
You can't forbid children to do things that are available to them at every turn. God told Eve, 'Don't give the apple to Adam,' and look what happened. It's in our nature to want the things we see.
I think if you have ability and talent in one way, you have it in all ways. 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.
I learned one thing from jumping motorcycles that was of great value on the golf course, the putting green especially: Whatever you do, don't come up short.