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In the old days they, the promoters, wanted more and more from me. They wanted me to jump or spill my blood and break my bones. Every time they wanted me to jump further, and further, and further. Hell, they thought my bike had wings.

~Evel Knievel

Topics: Bike Blood Bones Break Days Every Every Time Further Had Hell Jump Me More More And More Old Old Days Spill Thought Time Wanted Wings

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I did everything by the seat of my pants. That's why I got hurt so much.

~Evel Knievel

Topics: Did Everything Got Hurt Much Pants Seat Why

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I foresee the Chinese ruling the world. What are you going to do to stop it? No president of the United States will ever have enough power to stop the Chinese when they want to take over the world.

~Evel Knievel

Topics: Chinese Enough Ever Foresee Going Over Power President Ruling States Stop Take United United States Want Will World You

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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

Topics: Did Elvis Elvis Presley Fell Guess Guitar He Never Off Pavement Play Something Stage Stand Tell Thought Ya

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I know that I'm very lucky to be alive. For 35 or 40 years I've spilt my blood and broke my bones and spent years in hospitals.

~Evel Knievel

Topics: Alive Blood Bones Broke Hospitals Know Lucky Spent Spilt Very Years

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I really think we should pass a law in every state, I don't care whether it takes the independence away from an old person or not. You shouldn't be driving a car if you're over the age of 80. Maybe even less than that.

~Evel Knievel

Topics: Age Away Car Care Driving Even Every Independence Law Less Maybe Old Over Pass Person Really Should State Takes Than Think Whether You

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I recently have had a full hip replacement and a liver transplant, and I'm getting used to the medication.

~Evel Knievel

Topics: Full Getting Had Hip Liver Medication Recently Replacement Transplant Used

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I think I coulda landed on a dime. I really do.

~Evel Knievel

Topics: Dime Landed Really Think I Think

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I think these shows with the young kids doing these jumps, doing these fantastic back flips, I think they're absolutely great. They did what I never did.

~Evel Knievel

Topics: Absolutely Back Did Doing Fantastic Flips Great Jumps Kids Never Shows Think Young Young Kids I Think

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I think through education, belief in God, and good engineering, our children become a lot better at what they're doing than we did, and that starts with the very first sign of life on the face of this earth.

~Evel Knievel

Topics: Become Belief Better Children Did Doing Earth Education Engineering Face First God Good Life Lot Our Sign Starts Than Think Through Very I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Entertainer

Born: October 17th, 1938

Died: November 30th, 2007

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