00:00My name is Evel Knievel. I'm a professional daredevil.
00:15My dad did things that nobody else would ever even think of doing.
00:22The crowd, the noise, the people, Evel Knievel was everything.
00:30He didn't have a death wish. He had a life wish, man. Wasn't even a wish. He was doing it.
00:34It was man on steel with an engine. Let's get it on.
00:40You hoped that he made it, but if he crashed, you know, it just gave you that sensibility, like, man, this guy's not joking.
00:47Who else would get busted up and two weeks later be back jumping the motorcycle?
00:53Who else can you think about that did that?
00:56He's gangster, man.
01:00The guy knew no boundary. He only knew go big or go home, and the dude never went home.
01:07Evel Knievel made a lot of money, and he spent it faster than he made it.
01:13I mean, he used to bet my brother's friends a hundred bucks they couldn't eat a can of dog food.
01:17Women, cars, booze. That's probably why he wound up broke.
01:21He says, well, I had two choices. I could either rob banks or jump motorcycles.
01:30His signature was, cover me lucky. And boy, was he lucky or God was watching out for him.
01:37I think it was God and luck.
01:39His friends used to ask him, Evel, why don't you slow down and save some money for the future?
01:44And my dad used to say, look, I'm a daredevil. I know what could happen to me.
01:47Was my dad perfect? Hell no. His name was Evel.
02:02I wear a red, white, and blue number one on my shoulder because I think I'm the best in my business.
02:07You have to think you're the best to end up dead.
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