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You Can't Ask A Guy Like Me Why [i Performed]. I Really Wanted To Fly Through The Air. I Was A Daredevil, A Performer. I Loved The Thrill, The Money, The Whole Macho Thing. All Those Things Made Me Evel Knievel. Sure, I Was Scared. You Gotta Be An Ass Not To Be Scared. But I Beat The Hell Out Of Death.

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You Can't Ask A Guy Like Me Why [i Performed]. I Really Wanted To Fly Through The Air. I Was A Daredevil, A Performer. I Loved The Thrill, The Money, The Whole Macho Thing. All Those Things Made Me Evel Knievel. Sure, I Was Scared. You Gotta Be An Ass Not To Be Scared. But I Beat The Hell Out Of Death.

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