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title: "1 20 Times Quotes By Eddie the Eagle"
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> [After my ski jumping career finished, I went back to school to study law, and now I travel between five to 20 times a year doing after-dinner speaking, motivational talks, appearances, openings, TV and radio shows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-the-eagle/after-my-ski-jumping-career-finished-i-went-back-to-school-to-study/)

[Eddie the Eagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-the-eagle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/180/eddie-the-eagle-5840_law_after-my-ski-jumping-career-finished-i-w_1205542.jpg)

## More by Eddie the Eagle

> [A lot of people think I'm really outgoing and confident, but I'm not. I'd much rather sit in a corner and read my book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-the-eagle/a-lot-of-people-think-i-m-really-outgoing-and-confident-but-i-m-not-i/)

[Eddie the Eagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-the-eagle/)

> [Most people should be given a chance to compete in the Olympic Games.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-the-eagle/most-people-should-be-given-a-chance-to-compete-in-the-olympic-games/)

[Eddie the Eagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-the-eagle/)

> [I want my life to move on. On the other hand, I can't say no to offers, not when I'm getting £50,000 a year…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-the-eagle/i-want-my-life-to-move-on-on-the-other-hand-i-can-t-say-no-to-offers/)

[Eddie the Eagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-the-eagle/)

> [You can't have Alan Partridge as Eddie the Eagle!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-the-eagle/you-can-t-have-alan-partridge-as-eddie-the-eagle/)

[Eddie the Eagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-the-eagle/)

> [On the street, I'll hear, 'You made the Olympics for me,' or 'I love what you represented.' Only occasionally is it, 'You were a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-the-eagle/on-the-street-i-ll-hear-you-made-the-olympics-for-me-or-i-love-what/)

[Eddie the Eagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-the-eagle/)

> [It was while I was in the mental hospital that I got my letter from the British Olympic Association saying, 'Congratulations. You've been picked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-the-eagle/it-was-while-i-was-in-the-mental-hospital-that-i-got-my-letter-from/)

[Eddie the Eagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-the-eagle/)

> [I'm a positive person who likes to have fun and get the best out of every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-the-eagle/i-m-a-positive-person-who-likes-to-have-fun-and-get-the-best-out-of/)

[Eddie the Eagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-the-eagle/)

> [I have never, ever considered myself a failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-the-eagle/i-have-never-ever-considered-myself-a-failure/)

[Eddie the Eagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-the-eagle/)

> [You've got to think life can give you some bad knocks; no matter how hard you're knocked, you've got to get up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-the-eagle/you-ve-got-to-think-life-can-give-you-some-bad-knocks-no-matter-how/)

[Eddie the Eagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-the-eagle/)

> [Life is good, and I'm happy, and I don't know that it would be as good if I'd been the winner in Calgary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-the-eagle/life-is-good-and-i-m-happy-and-i-don-t-know-that-it-would-be-as-good/)

[Eddie the Eagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-the-eagle/)

> [I've hated poetry ever since I was at school. I include Shakespeare in that. I don't understand the obsession with him!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-the-eagle/i-ve-hated-poetry-ever-since-i-was-at-school-i-include-shakespeare-in/)

[Eddie the Eagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-the-eagle/)

> [I don't like bullies or selfishness or people who are grumpy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-the-eagle/i-don-t-like-bullies-or-selfishness-or-people-who-are-grumpy/)

[Eddie the Eagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-the-eagle/)

> [I can't explain my popularity. I suppose I'm just an ordinary bloke, and a lot of people see a little bit of Eddie in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-the-eagle/i-can-t-explain-my-popularity-i-suppose-i-m-just-an-ordinary-bloke/)

[Eddie the Eagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-the-eagle/)

> [My dentist said my teeth were wearing away at the back because I couldn't bite. My top jaw was broken and brought forward, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-the-eagle/my-dentist-said-my-teeth-were-wearing-away-at-the-back-because-i/)

[Eddie the Eagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-the-eagle/)

> [When people make fun, it doesn't bother me. I've always enjoyed a laugh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-the-eagle/when-people-make-fun-it-doesn-t-bother-me-i-ve-always-enjoyed-a-laugh/)

[Eddie the Eagle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-the-eagle/)

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