Evel Knievel said: “Anyone can jump on a motorcycle. The trouble starts when you try to land it” (Biography of Evel Knievel). Evel Knievel was a great daredevil who lived in the past. Evel Knievel was a brave man who often fell when he did his stunts, but he was not afraid of failure. Evel grew up in Butte, Montana, where everyone was in the copper mines sometime in their life. “Around this time, Knievel's playfulness, which was endearing from a young age, blossomed into a life of crime as a young adult. he landed in prison for theft several times. When one of his partners was shot, he decided it was time to pull himself together and turn to crime” (Biography of Evel Knievel). If Evel had committed more crimes at a young age, he wouldn't be able to achieve what he wanted to do in life. He left crime behind and began to realize what he wanted to do in life starting with his courage and a motorcycle. Evel pursued his dreams of becoming famous starting with his motorcycle. Everyone in Butte, Montana knew that Evel was the best motorcycle rider in town. Evel staged dangerous jumps and did crazy stunts. “He ran through fire walls and jumped over live rattlesnakes” (Evel Knievel). Evel trained at a very young age to perform very risky stunts with animals, fire and anything he could get his hands on. “While America was in the midst of the quagmire of the Vietnam War, the country was searching for a hero, and Knievel's heroic, death-defying exploits and his popular messages to the youth of the world, promoting abstinence from drugs and a healthy lifestyle with a positive mental attitude. quickly transformed him into a national icon” (Biography Evel Knievel). When America was in a difficult war, the children's fathers were at war and they needed someone to give... middle of paper...... Above, Knievel put its iconic red, white and blue leathers. , got back on a motorcycle and jumped 50 stacked cars in the Los Angeles Coliseum” (The Life of Evel Knievel). Every time he was injured, fans were convinced that he would come back and do another big stunt for them and his fame, then go back to the hospital most of the time. “Which didn't kill Knievel, as he proved more literally, it only made him and his myth stronger” (Time). Each jump hurt Knievel a lot, but it wouldn't kill him. This would force him to put more effort into performing his stunts and he would make the fans like him even more. Evel Knievel was not afraid of failure, even though he often fell, but that's what made him a courageous daredevil. “Robert Craig Knievel Jr. died in November after 69 years, which is certainly more than twice as long as it should have taken him” (Time).