I'm not a stunt man. I'm not a dare devil...I'm an explorer.

You can't ask a guy like me why [I performed]. I really wanted to fly through the air. I was a daredevil, a performer. I loved the thrill, the money, the whole macho thing. All those things made me Evel Knievel. Sure, I was scared. You gotta be an ass not to be scared. But I beat the hell out of death.

I created Evel Knievel, and then he sort of got away from me.

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.

I decided to fly through the air and live in the sunlight and enjoy life as much as I could.

You come to a point in your life when you really don't care what people think about you, you just care what you think about yourself.

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.