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Helmet Quotes

Quotes on helmets, safety, and sporting risk.

Helmet quotes here span very different worlds - a cricket batsman explaining why they skipped a helmet to avoid looking intimidated, and a skier recalling being so broke their helmet was held on with a piece of string that eventually snapped.

I listen to Helmet - and I love Helmet, they're a great band - but every song sounds the same.

Quotes by Adam Jones

I didn't wear a helmet because I wanted to show that the bowler wasn't intimidating me, and also that's just the way I liked to bat.

Quotes by Viv Richards

I've put on a helmet more times than I've buckled a seatbelt.

Quotes by Geraint Thomas

Helmet was joined to helmet, and spear to spear, and jewels, baggage, and elephants without number went with them, and you would have said it was a host that none could understand.

Quotes by Ferdowsi

Farther Quotes

When I started competing, I was so broke that I had to tie my helmet with a piece of string. On one jump, the string snapped, and my helmet carried on farther than I did. I may have been the...

Quotes by Eddie the Eagle

I visited a scientist who had a helmet with magnetic fields controlled by computer sequences that could profoundly affect your mood and your perceptions.

Quotes by Douglas Trumbull

Frequently Asked Questions

Why did the cricket batsman avoid wearing a helmet?
They explain it was a deliberate choice to avoid showing the bowler that they felt intimidated, tying the decision to personal batting style rather than safety concerns.
Is there a story about a helmet failing during competition?
Yes, one skier recalls being so broke they had to tie their helmet on with a piece of string, which snapped during a jump and sent the helmet flying farther than they did.
Do any quotes use helmet imagery in a historical or poetic sense?
Yes, one passage describes helmet joined to helmet and spear to spear among a massive, hard-to-comprehend host, evoking ancient battle scenes rather than modern sport.
How does one speaker compare helmets to seatbelts?
They joke that they've put on a helmet more times than they've buckled a seatbelt, suggesting a life spent more often in athletic gear than behind the wheel.
Was the skier who lost their helmet an early pioneer in their sport?
They suggest as much, noting they may have been among the first in their sport to have this exact mishap happen during a competitive jump.

There's also older, more poetic imagery, describing helmet joined to helmet in a vast, overwhelming host. Across eras, these quotes treat the helmet as both practical gear and a symbol of how first attempts at safety often come with real risk.