People pay a million dollars to be recognized, but nobody cares about them. They cared about me because I did things other men were afraid to do. That's why my fans identified with me.
Interpretation
True recognition comes from taking bold actions rather than seeking superficial validation.
This quote highlights the difference between being famous for wealth and status versus being genuinely recognized for one's courage and actions. Evel Knievel suggests that his fans admired him not for his monetary success, but for his willingness to undertake risks that others shied away from, indicating that true connection with people stems from authenticity and bravery.
In practice
In an inspirational speech about facing challenges and standing out.
It's easy to be famous today. People pay a million dollars to be recognized, but nobody cares about them. They cared about me because I did things other men were afraid to do. That's why my fans identified with me. They were mostly working-class.
If you want to achieve your highest aspirations and overcome your greatest challenges, identify and apply the principle or natural law that governs the results you seek. How we apply a principle will vary greatly and will be determined by our unique strengths, talents, and creativity, but, ultimately, success in any endeavor is always derived from acting in harmony with the principles to which the success is tied.
I'm literally driving in the middle of the night, and my phone rings, and my manager says, 'How would you like to be the host of the Daily Show?' I get out the car, and I didn't have legs. You know in those movies where there's an explosion? But instead of the sound of the explosion, you hear the silence. That's literally what happened.
Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.
He really meant to tell them that the big money was not in the individual fluctuations but in the main movements that is, not in reading the tape but in sizing up the entire market and its trend.
To fulfil the dreams of one's youth; that is the best that can happen to a man. No worldly success can take the place of that.
Luck is the residue of opportunity and design.
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