Getting to the Olympic Games was my gold medal.
I have a big chin. Thick glasses.
Life is good, and I'm happy, and I don't know that it would be as good if I'd been the winner in Calgary.
It takes a lot of guts to jump. If people criticise, I would give them a set of skis and say, 'Do it yourself then.'
In my case, there are only two kinds of hope - Bob Hope and no hope.
We were not rich by any means. My dad was a plasterer and worked long hours - I hardly ever saw him when I was growing up. He had always gone to work before I woke up, and usually, I would be in bed before he came home.
When I was a kid, people kept saying, 'You can't do this, you can't do that,' and I wanted to prove them wrong.
People still think I'm a bit of a buffoon - not really an athlete.
For me, I was never someone who wanted to hold on to the celebrity image.
Once I was making £10,000 for an hour's work, but there have been years where my promotional stuff has brought in only a few hundred.
The only airline I avoid like the plague is Ryanair. I don't like that, when you book, there are then all of these little extras to pay for, and you end up paying more than just flying with British Airways.
People really aren't interested in the way I look. It's my personality they like.
No matter how many people say you can't do something, use that as inspiration to prove them wrong.
It's nice and restful, plastering.
After my ski jumping career finished, I went back to school to study law, and now I travel between five to 20 times a year doing after-dinner speaking, motivational talks, appearances, openings, TV and radio shows.
You have to take the rough with the smooth - that's what ski-jumping is all about. You always expect the worst.
You can't have Alan Partridge as Eddie the Eagle!
A lot of people think I'm really outgoing and confident, but I'm not. I'd much rather sit in a corner and read my book and my paper. I'm quite happy with my own company.
In the right circumstances, terror is good. It makes you focus.
People seemed to appreciate how much I wanted to pursue something I loved. They seemed to understand how much ski jumping meant to me.
