Eddie the Eagle

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🗓️ 7 March 2021

⏱️ 23 minutes

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I am joined by an absolute legend on the podcast today; Eddie the Eagle. He became an overnight sensation during the 1988 Winter Olympics as the first person to represent Great Britain in ski jumping since 1928. Although he finished last in both the 70 metres and the 90 metres he became a worldwide phenomenon due to his positive attitude and the extraordinary story of how he reached the games. He is one of the most zen people I have had the pleasure of interviewing and is just as happy plastering as appearing in the public eye. In this episode, we talk all about his Olympic adventure and Eddie shares with us some of his life wisdom.

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0:00.0	Tom Hanks is Otto. He's seen it all.
0:02.6	Otto?
0:03.3	Otto?
0:04.0	O-T-T-O.
0:05.2	You don't hear that name very often, I do.
0:07.4	He's a man who gets easily annoyed.
0:09.3	What are you doing?
0:10.2	Parallel parking. Parallel the Wattee.
0:12.4	Has had enough.
0:13.4	Are you always his unfriendly?
0:15.4	I am not unfriendly.
0:16.6	OK, you're like a warm cuddle.
0:18.2	But he's finding his joy again in the most unlikely place.
0:21.4	I'm not sure about this.
0:23.6	He's going to be very fun.
0:25.2	And man, call Otto, only in cinemas now.
0:30.2	MUSIC
0:32.8	Hi, everyone. Welcome to Anastasia History.
0:34.3	It gives me enormous happiness to talk to a man that was a legend
0:38.4	when I was young, an absolute legend.
0:40.6	Eddie the Eagle, Michael Edwards, earned the nickname Eddie the Eagle
0:45.9	in the international press.
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