I can remember the very last line of the 1971 movie about him. It was :
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We have very little choice about our life. The only thing really left to us is a choice about our death. And mine will be — glorious.
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Spoken as he launched his bike off the grand canyon, and the viewpoint of the camera was as his would have been. Then the movie went black and it ended.
That had a real effect on me as a kid - Stayed with me for many years. Powerful words...
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