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Eddie the Eagle
Eddie the Eagle
English Athlete
Born: Dec 5, 1963
Been Country Me People Think You
Related authors: Brian Clough David Beckham David Icke Eddie Hall Gary Lineker Harry Kane Raheem Sterling Reiss Nelson
No matter how many people say you can't do something, use that as inspiration to prove them wrong. Eddie the Eagle
You People Matter Say People Say Something Inspiration Wrong How How Many People Prove Them Use Many
Where is it written that the Olympics are only for winners? Eddie the Eagle
Only Winners Written Where Olympics
I broke my jaw jumping, and I broke my back and my neck in the downhill. This is normal for me. Eddie the Eagle
Me Back Broke Normal Jumping Jaw Downhill Neck
Ski jumping is just 10 per cent physical, 90 per cent mental. Some people can't do that. It's not just to do with the fear at the top. It takes a lot of guts to go off the top, but it takes 100 times more courage to jump off the end. Eddie the Eagle
Courage People Fear Some People Top Physical Some Per Mental Guts More Takes Go Lot Off End Jump Jumping Times Just Cent Ski
Getting to the Olympic Games was my gold medal. Eddie the Eagle
Getting Gold Gold Medal Games Medal Olympic Olympic Games
I have a big chin. Thick glasses. Eddie the Eagle
Glasses Big Chin Thick
I actually had huge problems with my glasses steaming up all the time. I had to train very carefully around the limitations caused by wearing them. Eddie the Eagle
Time Glasses Problems Carefully Wearing Had Around Limitations Caused Huge Up Very Train Them Actually
You have to take the rough with the smooth - that's what ski-jumping is all about. You always expect the worst. Eddie the Eagle
You Worst About Take Always Smooth Expect Rough
There are so many world-class athletes who are great at their sport, but they're so boring. They don't talk, and they can't be interviewed very well. Eddie the Eagle
Great World-Class Athletes Boring Talk Sport Well Very Who Many
Both parents were hard-working and made me work for my pocket money by doing household chores. That taught me the value of money and gave me a strong work ethic. Eddie the Eagle
Work Me Money Strong Value Made Parents Gave Pocket Both Household Doing Were Taught Work Ethic Ethic Chores Hard-Working
Sport on TV is so boring. Eddie the Eagle
TV Boring Sport
It's not been a bad life, and I do know that I could never have been a world champion. All I ever wanted to do was be the best I could with what I had, which wasn't very much, really. And that's what I think I did. Eddie the Eagle
Life Best Champion World Think Bad Could Never Had Know Been Very Did Wanted Which Much Really World Champion Ever
That James Bond movie? The one where Bond skis off a cliff, shucks his skis, and parachutes to the ground? That's for me. That's what I want to be. A stuntman in a Bond movie. Eddie the Eagle
Me Parachute Cliff His Off Where Want James Movie James Bond Ski Ground Bond Bond Movie
When I was a kid, people kept saying, 'You can't do this, you can't do that,' and I wanted to prove them wrong. Eddie the Eagle
Saying You People Kid Wrong Prove Wanted Them Kept
In 1988, I earned something like £700,000. Yeah! I was earning 10 grand an hour opening shopping centres. Yeah! The most I earned in one day was 65 grand. I opened the Alton Towers fun ride in the morning, did a commercial in the afternoon and an appearance at a nightclub in the evening. Sixty-five grand in one day! Eddie the Eagle
Day Morning Shopping Ride Earned Earning One Day Something Opened Opening Towers Hour Like Most Yeah Commercial Did Afternoon Grand Fun Appearance Evening Nightclub
I was a true amateur and embodied what the Olympic spirit is all about. To me, competing was all that mattered. Eddie the Eagle
Me Embodied Spirit About True Amateur Mattered Competing Olympic
I want my life to move on. On the other hand, I can't say no to offers, not when I'm getting £50,000 a year to be Eddie the Eagle. Eddie the Eagle
Life My Life Year Move On Other Say Eddie Hand Offers Getting Move Want Eagle
I did a tandem parachute jump when I opened a golf course in Atlanta, Georgia. I jumped out of a plane at 15,000 feet to land on the first tee, and then I played a couple of holes with golfer Arnold Palmer. That was brilliant. Eddie the Eagle
Brilliant First Parachute Out Atlanta Opened Feet Couple Arnold Course Arnold Palmer Tandem Georgia Jump Did Golf Golf Course Holes Golfer Land Plane Then Played Palmer Tee
The only airline I avoid like the plague is Ryanair. I don't like that, when you book, there are then all of these little extras to pay for, and you end up paying more than just flying with British Airways. Eddie the Eagle
You Book Pay Airline Flying Airways More Only Like End Up Than Just Little Plague Then Paying Avoid British
Americans are very much 'Win! Win! Win!' In England, we don't give a fig whether you win. It's great if you do, but we appreciate those who don't. Eddie the Eagle
Great You Win Those Win-Win Give Very American Whether Much Fig England Who Appreciate
The failures are the people who never get off their bums. Eddie the Eagle
People Never Failures Off Bums Get Who
I've had an operation on my jaw - I don't have the big jaw anymore - and I've also had an operation on my eyes. Eddie the Eagle
Eyes Big Had Also Operation Anymore Jaw
You can't have Alan Partridge as Eddie the Eagle! Eddie the Eagle
You Eddie Alan Eagle
Most people should be given a chance to compete in the Olympic Games. Eddie the Eagle
People Given Most Should Games Compete Olympic Olympic Games Chance
I don't want to look like Michael Jackson. Eddie the Eagle
Like Look Michael Michael Jackson Jackson Want
Some people thought I was bringing the sport down. I don't think so. I was the best and only jumper my country had. Eddie the Eagle
Best People Thought Some People Country Down Think Some Only Had Sport Bringing
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