Eddie the Eagle

My mum was wonderful.

— Eddie the Eagle

I have a big chin. Thick glasses.

— Eddie the Eagle

Resilience can go an awful long way.

— Eddie the Eagle

I'm the Eagle: I can fly.

— Eddie the Eagle

I was living on a loaf of bread a week.

— Eddie the Eagle

Sport on TV is so boring.

— Eddie the Eagle

I'm not frightened of death.

— Eddie the Eagle

It's nice and restful, plastering.

— Eddie the Eagle

In my case, there are only two kinds of hope - Bob Hope and no hope.

— Eddie the Eagle

The press portrayed me as a joke and a clown.

— Eddie the Eagle

I'm a positive person who likes to have fun and get the best out of every day.

— Eddie the Eagle

I was the best ski jumper in the United Kingdom.

— Eddie the Eagle

I wish they'd build a ski jump at the Grand Canyon; it'd be fantastic.

— Eddie the Eagle

Where is it written that the Olympics are only for winners?

— Eddie the Eagle

Getting to the Olympic Games was my gold medal.

— Eddie the Eagle

I have never, ever considered myself a failure.

— Eddie the Eagle

When I trained with the Japanese team, there we'd be singing Oasis songs at the top of our voices at the top…

— 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…

— Eddie the Eagle

I actually had huge problems with my glasses steaming up all the time. I had to train very carefully around the limitations…

— Eddie the Eagle

I want to be recognised as exemplifying the Olympic spirit - one of the last true Olympians.

— Eddie the Eagle

Both parents were hard-working and made me work for my pocket money by doing household chores. That taught me the value of…

— Eddie the Eagle

I try to keep fit, as it's better for both skiing and plastering. I cycle and jog and I dance a lot…

— Eddie the Eagle

Some people thought I was bringing the sport down. I don't think so. I was the best and only jumper my country…

— Eddie the Eagle

You have to take the rough with the smooth - that's what ski-jumping is all about. You always expect the worst.

— Eddie the Eagle

I like nothing more than walking down a country lane or along a mountain path - it's not proof that there is…

— Eddie the Eagle

That James Bond movie? The one where Bond skis off a cliff, shucks his skis, and parachutes to the ground? That's for…

— Eddie the Eagle

I was an expert skier who set his sights on going to the 1988 Olympics in Canada to represent Britain, and went…

— Eddie the Eagle

After my ski jumping career finished, I went back to school to study law, and now I travel between five to 20…

— Eddie the Eagle

When I started competing, I was so broke that I had to tie my helmet with a piece of string. On one…

— Eddie the Eagle

As a child, I was always getting into risky situations with the potential to hurt myself, but mum and dad never stopped…

— Eddie the Eagle

If there were some people who considered me a joke, I'm sorry about that. But I did not do it for any…

— 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…

— Eddie the Eagle

I don't like bullies or selfishness or people who are grumpy.

— Eddie the Eagle

I always say my first job is my building trade. The rest comes and goes.

— Eddie the Eagle

People really aren't interested in the way I look. It's my personality they like.

— Eddie the Eagle

The failures are the people who never get off their bums.

— Eddie the Eagle

In the right circumstances, terror is good. It makes you focus.

— Eddie the Eagle

Maybe I am a little bit of a clown, but I am also a serious sportsman.

— Eddie the Eagle

People still think I'm a bit of a buffoon - not really an athlete.

— Eddie the Eagle

I travelled the world because of the way people saw me at the Olympics.

— Eddie the Eagle