--- title: "19 Evel Knievel Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 19 Evel Knievel quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Evel Knievel sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbc/evel-knievel-5375_away_i-created-evel-knievel-and-then-he-sort_1720715.png" --- > [I created Evel Knievel, and then he sort of got away from me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evel-knievel/i-created-evel-knievel-and-then-he-sort-of-got-away-from-me/) [Evel Knievel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evel-knievel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbc/evel-knievel-5375_away_i-created-evel-knievel-and-then-he-sort_1720715.png) > [I really love Evel Knievel, what he stood for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-eads/i-really-love-evel-knievel-what-he-stood-for/) [George Eads](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-eads/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d86/george-eads-13727_he_i-really-love-evel-knievel-what-he-stood_2450630.png) > [I liked Evel Knievel, and that game Mouse Trap. That was pretty cool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-shore/i-liked-evel-knievel-and-that-game-mouse-trap-that-was-pretty-cool/) [Pauly Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-shore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/968/pauly-shore-9346_games_i-liked-evel-knievel-and-that-game-mouse_2507373.jpg) > [“We'll make Evel Knievel look like a pussy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-fox/we-ll-make-evel-knievel-look-like-a-pussy/) [angie fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-fox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a65/angie-fox-32345_funny_we-ll-make-evel-knievel-look-like-a-puss_1624277.jpg) > [My life has been being a daredevil. I am Evel Knievel. I am a daredevil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evel-knievel/my-life-has-been-being-a-daredevil-i-am-evel-knievel-i-am-a-daredevil/) [Evel Knievel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evel-knievel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3af/evel-knievel-5375_am_my-life-has-been-being-a-daredevil-i-am_2041055.png) > [My whole goal in life was to reach that certain success where people will say, 'Hey, that guy can do anything. He's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-kelly/my-whole-goal-in-life-was-to-reach-that-certain-success-where-people/) [R. Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-kelly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/211/r-kelly-2614_goal_my-whole-goal-in-life-was-to-reach-that_701061.jpg) > [She (my ex-wife) wanted me to stop being Evel Knievel. I am who I am. I'm not going to change. I'll settle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evel-knievel/she-my-ex-wife-wanted-me-to-stop-being-evel-knievel-i-am-who-i-am-i-m/) [Evel Knievel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evel-knievel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/716/evel-knievel-5375_boxes_she-my-ex-wife-wanted-me-to-stop-being-e_1870867.png) > [To get to wear the costume of Evel Knievel, are you kidding me? When I was a kid, I had Superman. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-eads/to-get-to-wear-the-costume-of-evel-knievel-are-you-kidding-me-when-i/) [George Eads](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-eads/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b58/george-eads-13727_comic_to-get-to-wear-the-costume-of-evel-kniev_1254936.png) > [I think that when Evel Knievel crashed over the fountain at Caesars, it kind of gave you a credibility and then anticipation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blaine/i-think-that-when-evel-knievel-crashed-over-the-fountain-at-caesars/) [David Blaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-blaine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/647/david-blaine-13915_anticipation_i-think-that-when-evel-knievel-crashed-o_1274689.jpg) > [Evel Knievel bet me $25,000 I couldn't ride a motorcycle 650 miles from Las Vegas to Twin Falls, Idaho.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-riggs/evel-knievel-bet-me-25-000-i-couldn-t-ride-a-motorcycle-650-miles/) [Bobby Riggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-riggs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f59/bobby-riggs-11410_idaho_evel-knievel-bet-me-25-000-i-couldn-t-ri_746872.png) > [I think that when Evel Knievel crashed over the fountain at Caesar's, it kind of gave you a credibility and then anticipation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-blaine/i-think-that-when-evel-knievel-crashed-over-the-fountain-at-caesar-s/) [David Blaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-blaine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88d/david-blaine-13915_anticipation_i-think-that-when-evel-knievel-crashed-o_1594569.jpg) > [My failures had a lot to do with my fame. I created Evel Knievel, and then he sort of got away from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evel-knievel/my-failures-had-a-lot-to-do-with-my-fame-i-created-evel-knievel-and/) [Evel Knievel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evel-knievel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f8/evel-knievel-5375_away_my-failures-had-a-lot-to-do-with-my-fame_2016367.png) > [I'm grateful for my whole family, but my dad is like Obi-Wan Kenobi, Superman, and Evel Knievel all at one time. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-fieri/i-m-grateful-for-my-whole-family-but-my-dad-is-like-obi-wan-kenobi/) [Guy Fieri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-fieri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/990/guy-fieri-2511_be-grateful_i-m-grateful-for-my-whole-family-but-my_353981.jpg) > [There was a time I desperately needed for the world to know that I was no category guy. My whole goal in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-kelly/there-was-a-time-i-desperately-needed-for-the-world-to-know-that-i/) [R. Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-kelly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58e/r-kelly-2614_anything_there-was-a-time-i-desperately-needed-fo_2332977.jpg) > [My house is a bit like a teenager's bedroom. The kind of pictures you have hanging up on your wall say a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-vine/my-house-is-a-bit-like-a-teenager-s-bedroom-the-kind-of-pictures-you/) [Tim Vine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-vine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c5/tim-vine-9978_bedroom_my-house-is-a-bit-like-a-teenager-s-bedr_1331507.jpg) > [I busted my chin open trying to be Evel Knievel on my bike. When it happened, you could see straight through to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karin-slaughter/i-busted-my-chin-open-trying-to-be-evel-knievel-on-my-bike-when-it/) [Karin Slaughter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karin-slaughter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a4/karin-slaughter-1463_bike_i-busted-my-chin-open-trying-to-be-evel_1901438.png) > [ You can't ask a guy like me why \[I performed\]. I really wanted to fly through the air. I was a daredevil,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evel-knievel/you-can-t-ask-a-guy-like-me-why-i-performed-i-really-wanted-to-fly/) [Evel Knievel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evel-knievel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ae/evel-knievel-5375_adventure_you-can-t-ask-a-guy-like-me-why-i-perfor_1073988.png) > [I've just got back from Oklahoma where I was shooting Mat Hoffman's tribute to Evel Knievel. I had a ball, too, even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-knoxville/i-ve-just-got-back-from-oklahoma-where-i-was-shooting-mat-hoffman-s/) [Johnny Knoxville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-knoxville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94c/johnny-knoxville-11704_balls_i-ve-just-got-back-from-oklahoma-where-i_375616.png) > [“While the vision he had shown in building Trump Tower remained, the discipline he had summoned to get the skyscraper built evaporated.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-l-o-brien/while-the-vision-he-had-shown-in-building-trump-tower-remained-the/) [Timothy L. O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-l-o-brien/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b4/timothy-l-o-brien-36699_business-world_while-the-vision-he-had-shown-in-buildin_291009.jpg) ## Top authors on Evel Knievel - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-evel-knievel-34316.jpg) Evel Knievel 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/evel-knievel/evel-knievel/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/evel-knievel/#itemlist", "name": "Evel Knievel Quotes", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I created Evel Knievel, and then he sort of got away from me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Evel Knievel" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evel-knievel/i-created-evel-knievel-and-then-he-sort-of-got-away-from-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbc/evel-knievel-5375_away_i-created-evel-knievel-and-then-he-sort_1720715.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbc/evel-knievel-5375_away_i-created-evel-knievel-and-then-he-sort_1720715.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbc/evel-knievel-5375_away_i-created-evel-knievel-and-then-he-sort_1720715.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I created Evel Knievel, and then he sort of got away from me.” — Evel Knievel", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I really love Evel Knievel, what he stood for.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Eads" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-eads/i-really-love-evel-knievel-what-he-stood-for/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d86/george-eads-13727_he_i-really-love-evel-knievel-what-he-stood_2450630.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d86/george-eads-13727_he_i-really-love-evel-knievel-what-he-stood_2450630.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d86/george-eads-13727_he_i-really-love-evel-knievel-what-he-stood_2450630.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I really love Evel Knievel, what he stood for.” — George Eads", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I liked Evel Knievel, and that game Mouse Trap. 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