I did everything by the seat of my pants. That’s why I got hurt so much.
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.
I guess I’m like any other concerned father, except that nobody else’s son guns a cycle over 17 pickups without holding on to the handlebars.
Harley-Davidson is the finest company in the world.
When you’re mad at someone, it’s probably best not to break his arm with a baseball bat.
When I hit that pavement at 70 or 80 mph those suits just ripped.
You’re never a failure until you fail to get up.
Kids come up to me all the time and say, ‘Once I was going through a really bad time, and I saw you crash and get up, and it inspired me.’
I created Evel Knievel, and then he sort of got away from me.
I always knew how to draw a crowd.
People pay a million dollars to be recognized, but nobody cares about them. They cared about me because I did things other men were afraid to do. That’s why my fans identified with me.
No prince, no king, no president has ever lived a better life than I have!
I am a lucky, lucky person.
I don’t have any problems in life, just situations.
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.
If I’m out trailriding, I have a favorite motorcycle. Riding on the road, I’ve got a favorite. If I’m jumping, I have a favorite, and if I’m racing, I have a favorite.
I thought I was bulletproof or Superman there for a while. I thought I’d never run out of nerve. Never.
If you look at the Bible almost everything that was predicted, maybe everything, has come to pass.
I decided to fly through the air and live in the sunlight and enjoy life as much as I could.
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.