Eddie the Eagle Quotes

When I started out, I struggled, and I was broke a lot. But I'm glad I struggled, and I'm glad I was broke a lot.

I lived below the poverty line when I was young and starting out as a writer. But my wife and I kept trying to do things better, as anyone with ambition does. But just because you're trying doesn't mean you're always going to succeed.

The kids who take up athletics actually come from modest to poor backgrounds. They make it on their own steam; some of them don't even have the basic means like shoes and enough food to eat.

When you're poor, you have nothing to lose and be afraid of. Holding onto the dream and having nothing to lose is what helped me succeed.

There are more serious problems in life than financial ones, and I’ve had a lot of those. I’ve been broke before, and will be again.

I am determined to go through the horror of this world.

I will seize fate by the throat; it shall certainly never wholly overcome me.

My advice: Don't quit. When I got to New York City, I lived so far below the poverty line, because I didn't give in and get a job at 7-Eleven. I think you can thrive in misery.

And though hard be the task, 'Keep a stiff upper lip'.

I can understand how some people might resent me for having the audacity to continue playing music, but it'd take a lot more than that to stop me from doing it. I started Foo Fighters because I didn't want to retreat.

Something called 'the Oklahoma Standard' became known throughout the world. It means resilience in the face of adversity. It means a strength and compassion that will not be defeated.

The capacity of young people to persevere, even under the most adverse conditions, never ceases to amaze me.

We may stumble and fall but shall rise again; it should be enough if we did not run away from the battle.

Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.

I grew up below the poverty line; I didn't have as much as other people did. I think it made me stronger as a person, it built my character. Now I have a 4.0 grade point average and I want to go to college, and just become a better person.

The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well.

If you fall, get back up. That's what life is about.

I feel like I'm a fighter. I've fought my whole life to get to where I'm at. I like fight movies. When someone gets knocked down, I like to root for him to succeed.

When my trust fund ran out, I panicked. I have a lot of admiration for the kids who come to the big city with nothing and make it.

Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.

They've pushed me down a big ravine, but I'll get back up to the top.

When the going gets tough, let the tough get going.

I have a child to feed and a spirit that can't be crushed, so I'm able to move ahead.

We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.

Success is never final; failure is never fatal. It is courage that counts.