Felix Baumgartner Quotes

This claustrophobia was the only weakness I had. It's not my fault. It's just in my mind.

I'm retired from the daredevil business.

That spin became so violent, it was hard to know how to get out of it. I was able to get it under control and break the speed of sound...I could feel myself break the speed of sound. I could feel the air building up and then I hit it.

Sometimes you have to go up really high to see how small you are.

It feels great to be on top of the world but the greatest feeling is when your feet are on the ground.

The only limit is the one you set yourself.

I started skydiving because I loved the idea of freedom.

Never accept your limitations - because there are NO limitations.

One of the most exciting moments was standing out on top of the world, 30 seconds before stepping off.

When you stand up there on top of the world, you become so humble.

Everyone has limits. Not everyone accepts them.

Engage your life with enthusiasm; grasp your life aggressively and squeeze from it every drop of excitement, satisfaction, and joy.

I know the whole world is watching now. And I wish the world could see what I can see. Sometimes you have to get up really high to understand how small you really are. I'm going home now.

If you want to do something extraordinary, there's always risk involved. I was always willing to take that risk.

I want to find a nice decent job as a helicopter pilot.

Learn to love what you've been taught to fear.

Extreme sport has only ever been about goals and the ways to achieve these goals. Adrenaline plays a part, but it's never in the foreground.

If I do something, it's always 90% obvious and 10% unknown.

Aviation - and space travel, in particular - have always been especially captivating.

Don't live life as a spectator.

People are fascinated about the world above them because it seems so out-of-reach. My jump gave them an opportunity to come along for the ride. They could watch live on their screens how someone rises all the way up into the stratosphere.

I'm 100 percent sure I'm becoming a really good helicopter pilot.

You have seen on TV how hard it is to go up 129,000 feet and how hard it is to come down.

Well, I jumped for the first time when I was 16. I just loved it and immediately realized that it was what I wanted to do.

If the Wright brothers hadn't put their lives on the line, we would not be flying around the world these days. So we need pioneers.

I can't bear the thought of my mother having to push me around in a wheelchair. I'd rather die quickly.

I'm not an adrenaline junkie. It's never been about thrills for me. I'm just someone who loves a challenge.

I base jumped off the Jesus statue in Rio de Janeiro.

I'm now a member of a pretty small club.

I'm more a competitive person.

I have no privacy anymore.

I have a lot of fears that normal people have.

I had to work with a psychiatrist.

I feel comfortable with what I do and I guess that my girlfriend feels the same.

I don't like to rate myself; others can do that.

I was crossing the English Channel with a carbon-fiber wing on my back.

We want to push mankind's boundaries out a little further.

People are fascinated about the world above them because it seems so out-of-reach.

Of course my life has changed because now everybody knows who Felix Baumgartner is.

I've done a lot of things in a business where you're lucky to stay alive, so when the time comes, I'll be happy to pass my knowledge along and help someone else.

Well, to me, my past accomplishments weren't crazy. They required a lot of skill and careful planning.

I don't like to rate myself; others can do that. I've spoken with a number of young people who weren't even born in 1969, when the first moon landing was made. They've witnessed the first person to fly at faster than speed of the sound without propulsion. These kids are happy to have had such a momentous event in their lifetime.

I would've never dreamt that my skydive would trigger such gushing enthusiasm. I still don't really understand exactly what I've accomplished, although I always suspected it would be a truly spectacular moment.

If something goes wrong, the only thing that might help you is God.

I feel at home up in the air, just like sailors do at sea and climbers do in the mountains.

I once wanted to be a stuntman. I was constantly on the front pages when I was a base jumper. But if I were a stuntman, my name would only appear right at the end of the closing credits, even though I'd risked my life for others.

I love a challenge, and trying to become the first person to break the speed of sound in freefall is a challenge like no other.

To jump and break the sound barrier will not be a mere record breaking experience or another extreme event that ends once the mission is accomplished.

The stratosphere is a hostile place.

I always feel the danger because you might always be subject to an unexpected or emergency event.