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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
It takes a lot of guts to jump. If people criticise, I would give them a set of skis and say, 'Do it yourself then.' Eddie the Eagle
Do-It-Yourself Yourself People Say Criticise Would Give Guts Takes Lot Jump Them Ski Then Set
I can't explain my popularity. I suppose I'm just an ordinary bloke, and a lot of people see a little bit of Eddie in themselves. Eddie the Eagle
People Bit See Suppose Eddie Bloke Lot Just Ordinary Explain Little Little Bit Themselves Popularity
My mother looked after me full-time when I was young, but as soon as I started school, she got a job in an office. Eddie the Eagle
Me School Mother Job Young Soon Looked She Got Office After Full-Time Started
A lot of people think I'm really outgoing and confident, but I'm not. I'd much rather sit in a corner and read my book and my paper. I'm quite happy with my own company. Eddie the Eagle
Happy Book People Sit Own Think Corner Paper Outgoing My Own Rather Read Lot Quite Confident Much Really Company
I wore No. 24 at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada - one bib on the back and one on the front - and those are like my medals. Eddie the Eagle
Winter Back Those Like Canada Front Wore Medals Olympics
The births of my two girls were wonderful - I felt proud to have helped bring new life into this world. Eddie the Eagle
Life Wonderful World New Life Girl New Felt Proud Were Helped Bring Two
I won't win a World Cup, and I won't win the Olympics, but I'm sure I can compete with the best, and that's what I want to show. Eddie the Eagle
Best World Win Sure Cup Want Show World Cup Compete Olympics
Maybe I am a little bit of a clown, but I am also a serious sportsman. Eddie the Eagle
Clown Bit Also Sportsman Am Maybe Little Little Bit Serious
I think because I'm so naturally happy and unaffected and open, people thought I didn't take the jumping seriously. You're up that high, believe me - you take it very seriously. Eddie the Eagle
Me You Happy People Seriously Thought Believe Think Unaffected High Take Open Because Up Jumping Very Naturally
People say I wasn't a real athlete, but I trained hard. It's possible to take something seriously and still have fun at it, you know. Eddie the Eagle
You People Have Fun Seriously Say Possible Athlete People Say Something Take Know Real Still Trained Hard Fun
For all my 'Eddie the Eagle' goofing around before the camera while in training for the Calgary Olympics in 1988, I was never less than 100 per cent serious on every single jump. Eddie the Eagle
Training Single Before Every Per Never Goofing Eddie Around Camera Jump Than Cent While Less Serious Eagle Olympics
I was an expert skier who set his sights on going to the 1988 Olympics in Canada to represent Britain, and went from novice ramps to the 120-metre jump in five months. That's possible only with utter focus. Eddie the Eagle
Focus Months Sights Possible Only His Jump Five Canada Going Represent Expert Skier Who Novice Utter Britain Set Olympics
In the right circumstances, terror is good. It makes you focus. Eddie the Eagle
Good You Focus Circumstances Makes Terror Right
It was while I was in the mental hospital that I got my letter from the British Olympic Association saying, 'Congratulations. You've been picked to go to the Olympic Games.' I kept stressing I wasn't a patient. Eddie the Eagle
Saying You Patient Mental Hospital Picked Got Go Been While Congratulations Games Letter Olympic Olympic Games Kept British Association Stressing
It's nice and restful, plastering. Eddie the Eagle
Nice Restful
I try to keep fit, as it's better for both skiing and plastering. I cycle and jog and I dance a lot - Ceroc, a form of modern jive. Eddie the Eagle
Better Try Dance Jog Both Lot Fit Modern Form Skiing Cycle Keep
My dad supported me by working extra hours and giving me a little bit of extra money. He bought my camper van for me so I could go into Europe and drive from competition to competition. Eddie the Eagle
Me Money Competition Giving Drive Extra Bit Van Could He Bought Supported Hours Go Camper Little Little Bit Working Europe Dad
I've never really let any kind of negative things affect me, generally. I would take a positive out of the most desperately horrible situation. Eddie the Eagle
Positive Me Negative Situation Desperately Out Kind Would Horrible Take Generally Never Most Affect Any Really Things
When I plummeted into infamy in the Calgary Olympics, I never thought that a film would be made about my life. Eddie the Eagle
Life Thought Made My Life Would Would-Be About Never Infamy Film Olympics
I think the only bones I haven't broken are my shoulder, hip, and thigh. Eddie the Eagle
Broken Think Only Hip Shoulder Bones
The worst thing that happened to me as a child was seeing my brother get pushed into a cement mixer. Eddie the Eagle
Me Worst Worst Thing Brother Seeing Pushed Mixer Child Get Cement Happened Thing
After my ski jumping career finished, I went back to school to study law, and now I travel between five to 20 times a year doing after-dinner speaking, motivational talks, appearances, openings, TV and radio shows. Eddie the Eagle
Motivational Travel Law School Finished Year Back Back To School TV Study Between Openings Talks Doing Jumping Five Times After Ski Speaking Radio Radio Shows Appearances Shows Now Career
I'm the Eagle: I can fly. Eddie the Eagle
Fly Eagle
Some people thought I wasn't taking the sport seriously because I was always laughing and having fun, but I loved my skiing, I loved my jumping, and I thought, 'Well, why not have a smile on my face when I'm doing something that I really, really love doing,' and that's how I was. Eddie the Eagle
Love Smile People Seriously Thought Face Some People Laughing Some Something Having Having Fun Taking Sport Well Because Always How Doing Jumping Loved Skiing Really Fun Why Why Not
You've got to think life can give you some bad knocks; no matter how hard you're knocked, you've got to get up. Eddie the Eagle
Life You Matter Think Bad Some Give Knocked Knocks Got How Up Get Hard
I had no money, no training facilities, no snow, no ski jumps, no trainer, but I still managed to ski jump for my country - and getting there was my gold medal. Eddie the Eagle
Training Money Country Facilities Had Still Jump Jumps Trainer Snow Getting Gold Gold Medal Ski Medal
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