Eddie the Eagle- Former Ski Jumper (In a Nutshell)
- Eddie the Eagle was born in England on December 5th, 1963.
- He was a ski jumper and featured in the Winter Olympics.
- “I’m a positive person who likes to have fun and get the best out of every day.”- Eddie the Eagle
- “Resilience can go an awful long way.”- Eddie the Eagle
- “No matter how many people say you can’t do something, use that as inspiration to prove them wrong.”- Eddie the Eagle
Eddie the Eagle- Former Ski Jumper (Nitty Gritty)
- “Some people thought I wasn’t taking the sport seriously because I was always laughing and having fun, but I loved my skiing, I loved my jumping, and I thought, ‘Well, why not have a smile on my face when I’m doing something that I really, really love doing,’ and that’s how I was.”- 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.”- Eddie the Eagle
Eddie the Eagle- Former Ski Jumper (What set him apart)
- “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 edge.”- Eddie the Eagle
- “Where is it written that the Olympics are only for winners.”- Eddie the Eagle
Eddie the Eagle- Former Ski Jumper (Final Thoughts)
- “People seemed to appreciate how much I wanted to pursue something I loved. They seemed to understand how much ski jumping meant to me.”- Eddie the Eagle
- “I’ve never really let any kind of negative things affect me, generally. I would take a positive out of the most desperately horrible situation.”- Eddie the Eagle