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I started skydiving because I loved the idea of freedom.

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Felix Baumgartner
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: April 20
Boxer
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Skydiver
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Supersonic Skydive
Highest sky dive
Fearless Felix
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When I was standing there on top of the world, you become so humble, you do not think about breaking records anymore, you do not think about gaining scientific data. The only thing you want is to come back alive
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I feel at home up in the air, just like sailors do at sea and climbers do in the mountains.
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Normally, when I skydive, even in winter, I wear very thin gloves. I want to be flexible, with fast reactions.
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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.
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The only limit is the one you set yourself.
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I have a lot of fears that normal people have.
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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.
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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.
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I want to find a nice decent job as a helicopter pilot.
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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.
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Never accept your limitations - because there are NO limitations.
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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.
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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.
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People are fascinated about the world above them because it seems so out-of-reach.
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They call me Fearless Felix.
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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.
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One of the most exciting moments was standing out on top of the world, 30 seconds before stepping off.
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Heroes don't wear diapers. It's just not cool.
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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.
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Well, to me, my past accomplishments weren't crazy. They required a lot of skill and careful planning.
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