Evel Knievel Quotes

Once you become famous, you can't become unfamous. You can become a failure.

I was, somewhere in the neighborhood of about 300 jumps.

You're one kick away from being Public Enemy No. 1. You're always one kick away from trending on Twitter as the No. 1 loser in America.

In a country that doesn't discriminate between fame and infamy, the latter presents itself as plainly more achievable.

Playing football and presenting TV are totally different things, but there are similarities: it's exciting, it can go well, it can go badly... the difference is when presenting goes badly, it doesn't really affect anyone's life, whereas when you have a bad day on the pitch, it affects people's moods for a whole week.

When people write about me, they usually start off with the headline 'World's Greatest Con Man.'

Let's face it: I've got a bit of a reputation.

I wanted to be a stuntman. I've done stunts since I was 11, and wanted to be able to do them whatever kind of work I ended up in. I've had a horse roll on me, but luckily, everything stayed intact.

It took me a long time to realize you don't choose what you're famous for.

If you see me as a controversial artist or controversial human being, then I could be cashing in on some reality shows. I am not doing anything like that. That's not my aim.

I took up scuba diving, and my next big thing is BASE jumping.

I've always wanted to skydive.

My sky diving experience was spectacular, to say the least. The number of safety measures and repeated cross checks make it safer. The team did not let us jump alone, as individuals are not expected to have the expertise to do so safely on their own.

I became known as the guy who did the worst show in the history of television.

I want to skydive.

There's always a little fear anytime you're doing something crazy because at any moment you can break a leg, land on your neck, or peel off the bar. Over the years, we've fallen so many times that we've kind of learned how to fall safely. Still, there is always a risk.

I've done the Stratosphere stuff in Vegas, but I haven't skydived or anything like that.

Whenever you're on a reality show, you're the scum of the earth. You have no talent, you're a nothing, and you deserve nothing.

You can't turn fame off regardless if you're a platinum-selling artist or you're in jail every week. If you're famous, you're famous. You're in the headlines either way you go.

I was the bad guy, the NBA bad guy.

I don't really consider myself a celebrity.

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.

Celebrity is quite a fraught word. It is not something I aspire to, but I can certainly see why it could be.

I want to do a few crazy things like skydiving and bungee jumping. I am quite an adventure junkie.

As someone who has never been in a gossip magazine, I do not deserve the contempt of the term 'celebrity.'