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If I'm out trailriding, I have a favorite motorcycle. Riding on the road, I've got a favorite. If I'm jumping, I have a favorite, and if I'm racing, I have a favorite.
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I recently have had a full hip replacement and a liver transplant, and I'm getting used to the medication.
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I've been in a treatment center for drinkin'. I stayed for two days, then escaped.
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I really think we should pass a law in every state, I don't care whether it takes the independence away from an old person or not. You shouldn't be driving a car if you're over the age of 80. Maybe even less than that.
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I know that I'm very lucky to be alive. For 35 or 40 years I've spilt my blood and broke my bones and spent years in hospitals.
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When I hit that pavement at 70 or 80 mph those suits just ripped.
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But you come to a point in your life when you can't pull the trigger anymore.
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There are a lot of myths about my injuries. They say I have broken every bone in my body. Not true. But I have broken 35 bones. I had surgery 14 times to pin and plate. I shattered my pelvis. I forget all of the things that have broke.
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I did everything by the seat of my pants. That's why I got hurt so much.
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I thought I was bulletproof or Superman there for a while. I thought I'd never run out of nerve. Never.
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I guess I thought I was Elvis Presley but I'll tell ya something. All Elvis did was stand on a stage and play a guitar. He never fell off on that pavement at no 80 mph.
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This is a year and a few months after the transplant. Before I had it my doctors told me that it would be the biggest thing that I ever had to face and believe me, when they take your liver out of ya and put another one in it's like replacing a football in your stomach.
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