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  • No matter how many people say you can't do something, use that as inspiration to prove them wrong.
    - Eddie the Eagle
  • When I was a kid, people kept saying, 'You can't do this, you can't do that,' and I wanted to prove them wrong.
    - Eddie the Eagle
  • Ski jumping is just 10 per cent physical, 90 per cent mental. Some people can't do that. It's not just to do with the fear at the top. It takes a lot of guts to go off the top, but it takes 100 times more courage to jump off the end.
    - 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 and my paper. I'm quite happy with my own company.
    - 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 themselves.
    - Eddie the Eagle
  • People still think I'm a bit of a buffoon - not really an athlete.
    - Eddie the Eagle
  • I think because I'm so naturally happy and unaffected and open, people thought I didn't take the jumping seriously. You're up that high, believe me - you take it very seriously.
    - Eddie the Eagle
  • The failures are the people who never get off their bums.
    - Eddie the Eagle
  • Most people should be given a chance to compete in the Olympic Games.
    - Eddie the Eagle
  • People really aren't interested in the way I look. It's my personality they like.
    - 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 had.
    - Eddie the Eagle
  • I travelled the world because of the way people saw me at the Olympics.
    - Eddie the Eagle
  • It takes a lot of guts to jump. If people criticise, I would give them a set of skis and say, 'Do it yourself then.'
    - Eddie the Eagle