Just looking at the guy, thick glasses and all.....how can you not love him? Screw the Olympic committee!

What an inspiration. A personal hero of mine. If you want to know what the Olympic spirit is all about this man has it.

Eddie - you made thousands of people grab a chance - not to be afraid - you are loveable and humble.......people will talk about you for centuries to come! you made your mark - and we are all proud of you. From me......thank you very much ...you helped me so much! You should be an inspirational speaker traveling the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WE SALUTE U EDDIE..THANK U FOR ENTERTAINING US..U TAUGHT US ONE THING.."NEVER GIVE UP"

What an amazing person. I love the way Eddie believed in himself.

Eddie, I remember watching you in 1988. You were great and yes you did represent what the Olympics were meant to be. Thanks for chasing you dream. You are an inspiration.

Eddie the Eagle puts a smile on my face. What a nice guy.

I love people and stories like this. Shows the human integrity and tenacity. This was an awesome example of humanity

We love you Eddie. Watched the movie with my boy of 12 last night and told him how I remembered you at the Olympics.

Legend. An inspiration to anyone who wants to achieve something. The 'level' of achievement is irrelevant. He got what he wanted. Hats off to Eddie Edwards.

Such a modest and humble man. I rem back in 1988 he captured the heart of the British nation. The whole family were sitting around the TV to watch his Olympic jump live. We just wanted him to land safe and sound, it did not matter that he came last, he was already a hero for getting there. A national treasure. I hope that the film provides the man with financial stability into old age. Shame about his marriage failing but guess that happens to many of us. Legend.

yes that Olympic spirit is gone. Like ice hockey in the Olympics now a bunch of pros take a two weeks off vacation play real shitty hockey. They gave nothing no sacrifice just a week holiday for some rich guys. Eddie was truly an inspiration and still is What makes him special he is not a spoiled jerk he is like one of us who goes out and does the weekend warrior

I saw him do it live and one thing Eddie did was to excite us all

At first, you laugh at him and his performance. Then you start to think: it takes big balls to sit on that beam up there and let yourself go. Every jump is a victory. Eddie Edwards is an amazing human being.

This guy is the real deal. I don't know what impresses me more. That he made it to the Olympics or that he's still working as a plasterer after he's now the most famous ski jumper of all time. He really is. Even Matti Nykänen is internationally (and outside the hard core fan base of the sport) known by more people today thanks to the film that was made about Eddie Edwards. No disrespect to the most supreme ski jumper ever, but that's a fact. Eddie Edward's story is amazingly inspiring and he's a truly remarkable man. A great British sportsman. God bless him. Greetings from Germany.

thoroughly bloody nice bloke.

It impossible not to like him :)

Well, Mr. Edwards, you are again a celebrity tonight as we watched your story unfold in the theater. Having not been familiar with it before, you have inspired us over here in Utah in the USA. Thank you for being so brave and giving it all you had. Very inspirational! :)

My husband and I saw Eddie The Eagle over this past weekend, and loved it. Such a refreshing, heartwarming movie. Eddie's determination and strength is an inspiration to us all.

Eddie is an inspiration to all those who want to compete . He exemplified the Olympic ideal, such a shame the people in charge of the Olympics didn't see it that way . Great film ,great guy .

Eddie embodies to me how we as human beings can do or be anything we so choose to be if we want it bad enough. A living hero in my eyes!

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

I love it when he said " well that's not. very Olympic " plus I dry ski there he's my hero 💎

Eddie lives about three miles away from me here in Stroud and we love him!

Only just saw the film,dropped a tear,had no idea what EDDIE had been through,but hey,we are BRITISH and LOVE our underdogs because of thier spirit. EAGLE is unique.......what brit has ever bettered him? Well done Edward Edwards,i was only 25 at the time so had no concept and laughed with a lot of others,but i grew up,and through not knowing the truth we are all ignorant,bless your soul EDDY....................................

This guy is so genuine. Honour and respect to him. I loved him at the end of the end of the 80's and so glad now to watch the real story about him now and had tears for hours :)

Us Americans loved Eddie too and I still recall chanting his name over and over with friends every time he jumped, Eddie's a Legend!

This guy had multiple talents and was always on the bubble, he shown grit and determination to take up a sport then not long later be in the Olympics, he shown true british grit and determination, of course nobody likes that because it means you have to keep up! Of course him shaming 10 year professionals at the time didn't help! Well done eddie, a true national gem

The whole world stayed home to watch Eddie. Really true!

What comes through most is a level-headed, down to earth man who achieved a dream. No airs or graces, or big 'I am' attitude. A British Olympic Legend, whose only goal was to have the chance to compete at the highest level - and he did it.

Legend. Made a lot of people very happy. Hope he's happy too.

if there were more people like Eddie Edwards, this world would b a better place!!! True gentlemen!!!

He deserves a knighthood

I’ve seen the movie to this it’s so amazing it really lifted me up to believe in myself

We Canadians LOVED you! We thought you were the BOMB!!! (Canadians, that is...) We LOVED the whole thing! you had balls of STEEL! That slope was STEEP!

Who care's how short his jumps were. It takes major balls just to go down the 90m ramp...Hat's off to Eddie!! I would have shit my pants just looking down the ramp. And he's an Olympian for life!!!....nobody can ever take that away...

I have just watched the 2016 film. Awesome. What a battle. He won it tho. Well done Eddie.

eddie you are #1 in the hearts of those who matter. everyone who believes in sportsmanship. you will be remembered forever.

Eddie Edwards was fantastic on the slopes back then. He is a real hero for the sport of ski jumping I think. He never gave up and showed what great spirit and determination he had. I can still vividly remember watching Eddie do he's ski jump back in 1988 during the winter Olympics in Calgary when it was shown here in the UK live on BBC 1. I was 15 years old at the time and saw him do that jump live. It was the most amazing thing back then. I will never, ever forget it. The 1980s was in the days before freeview, satellite multi-channel tv, no internet/wi-fi, no PC's, tablets, technology was still pretty basic. This was in the days of home computers of the microchip when we still commonly used video recorders or VCRs. The UK if not the world was a very different place back then. I saw the 'Eddie The Eagle' movie tonight at the cinema/theatre here in the UK and thought it was a brilliant feel good film, I throughly enjoyed it and will be buying it when it comes out on DVD/bluray.

Saw the movie today - it will stay with me for a long time. Wish I had the courage Eddy had (apparently still has, judging from the interview)

Eddie got to the games. The Eagle flew and landed. An inspiration to us all!

Just saw the trailer. Never heard of him before. His story sounds great. I hope I get to see the movie.

Eddy the Eagle Edwards, One of the BRAVEST SPORTSMEN EVER. I have stood at the bottom of the Innsbruck ski jump & boy oh boy it is scary . He deserved a medal just for considering doing it.

I SO, remember those Calgary Olympic Games! Even though, Canada didn’t win a gold medal that year, I remember being thrilled about Elizabeth Manley’s silver medal.... AND, Eddie the Eagle!

I think he is a great soul and gives good example to never give up. He is motivate others with his own way and it is beautiful in the sport.

Watched him when I was growing up. Loved it. So he didn't jump far and got more publicity at the bottom end of the sport but so what? He turned a fairly unpopular sport into a spectacle. Which brings me to those terrible specs, kooky charisma and bulldog looks. (Sorry Eddie). I applaud him for being such a determined, good sport despite it all being against him. Why did I bring his looks into it? Cos if he was a glamour nobody would've tried to ban him. You're a fucking hero. And a MUCH more eloquent person than most sportspeople. Well done you

Everybody loves the underdog! i´ve met him as a child and he signed my very first pair of skis i´ve ever had. What an ispiration it was for a youngster.

We love you Eddie! All these years later and you will always have those who truly and fully respect you for what you did. You have a quality to you that unfortunately some people will Crucify you for....but only because they Envy it.

You are a Idol for us. Good bless you.

They show repeats of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson here. Eddie was on the show last night.

Eddie was one of best alpine skiers in UK early 80s and was about to take part olympics already 1984. So he wasn`t total loser, beginner or something. He has special british charm which made him a star.

You are a LEGEND. Eddie no fear that should be your name.

Awesome guy. The Olympic spirit. Saw the film this evening. Little did I know the struggle eddie had had just to get to the Olympics. An eye opener. Makes me realise that we all have to struggle and persevere in all our lives.

he is amazing and it´s a shame that he was banned from olympic games because he showed and lived the olympic spirit

Was cynical about it when it all happened, but now I realise he was (and still is) a total hero!

That's the real spirit in challenging your own possibilitys

What a sweet man. All the best Eddie. Fly on!

What an absolutely lovely man!

God Bless him. I Love it when people never give up on there dreams. Fly like a eagle Eddie

what a fantastic achievment.. never give up your dreams even if its only just you who gets the happiness from it.

The guy is an absolute legend, the most famous pupil ever to attend dunalley street primary school.

Not many people watched the ski jumping never mind heard of it until Eddie popularized it

That was a lovely little film, I really liked it. Eddie spoke very eloquently and I agree, it's very un-Olympian how he was treated. For me, he will always embody the true spirit of sportsmanship, courage and determination.

This bloke is a out and out genuine LEGEND! :-)

Eddie The Eagle 🔥👏👏👏 The Legend 😎

What a real dude and hero ,Lead the way Eddie lead the way.

Just a legend .

Wish i had a time machine to take me back to Calgary ,Eddie was then and still is an Olympic hero ,and the film is brilliant too ,all this at the same time as the Jamaican bobsleigh team ,for that brief moment they were the hero's of those games

incredible

I love stories like this.

An inspiration, an amazing being!

After I had seen the film. I Love u man, it’s show everyone should have a chance to do what they love. Great story Both film and real life. It’s inspire other in what you can do even you are at the bottom, it’s to never give up. Keep moving forward.

What an amazing man!!

Amazing man......................Never give up...............

Michael "Eddy the Eagle" Edwards is still the essence of what the Olympics was all about .....that "heart" that he had back then has been sadly lost in todays Olympics.

Have to add this comment: This is the way an interview should be done: 1. Camera OFF, ask question, 2. Turn camera on, let interviewee respond, UNINTERRUPTED, till finished; 3. Repeat as needed. Eddie being "almost banned" by the IOC really shows the hypocrisy of that group. They were punishing HIM for the fact that people liked and respected him and HIS achievements, and for embodying the Olympic ideal, which is AMATEUR athletes competing. Today's Olympic athletes are not amateurs in ANY sense of the word, except perhaps in the narrowest, most hair-splitting legalities of a bookkeeping term. Massive respect to this gentleman for what he did and who he is.

Eddie you are an inspiration!!

I dare anyone to take a leap off the 70m jump, let alone the 90m jump! It takes BALLS & Eddie sure had them!

Great inspiration

very nice man and story

Legend !

Canada has always loved and favoured underdogs.

He should look back on this with fondness and despite 'The Establishment of sport' (bunch of British toffs) being the short sighted ones, he not only achieved his ambition against all the odds, he gave an awful lot of people fond memories too.

What a nice guy.

6:14, wait does he live in Ljubljana (Slovenia) now? I see the flag of the city on the castle behind....and this 6:17 is Tromostovje (3 bridges) above the Ljubljanica river

I loved the movie which teaches all of us a lesson never to give up.

thank you Eddie

One of three of my all time favourite sporting heroes. It's that never take no attitude and embracing the Olympic spirit that gets me. Graeme Obree, another of my all time sporting heroes, had similar fights with governing bodies because his face didn't fit. The third is Alex Higgins if anyone is interested but that's another story.

i wish eddie could participate in olympics again

Is there something wrong with my phone......I cant hear his voice?

Anyone who tries and gives their best is a hero in my book. God speed Eddie.

Eddie! Ever thought of after dinner speaker circuit! You could inspire generations to come!

Thx

You should be intensely proud of all you achieved, I hope you are happy with the film IT seems a bit more fairy tale than it probably was ... BUT it shows the true olympic spirit ... I wish I could find the Ron Pickering commentary... Really happy for you ;-)

Maybe a "David" in ski jumping but a "Goliath" in purity of human spirit.

I like Eddie, too. He's a real fighter and a kind guy. But not so much because he just perpetuated the stereotype of the underdog becoming famous for one reason or another. I rather respect him because he cast a doubt on the merciless merit principle so overvalued in our western societies. And by the way: It's quite revealing that officials ensured that the relevant admission regulations were amended to sideline poor Eddie. It seems that grey eminences behind the scenes rather regard lone and quirky fighters like Eddie as freeloaders raining on the top athletes' parade. Anyway: Keep going Eddie! Greetings from Germany!

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Love him

Would have liked to watch and hear this interview, but Eddie's voice is so quiet and the intrusive background music completely drowns it out

Still an inspiration.