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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
Daredevil
Military Personnel
Racing Automobile Driver
Skydiver
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Supersonic Skydive
Highest sky dive
Fearless Felix
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Skydiving
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People are fascinated about the world above them because it seems so out-of-reach.
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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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Never accept your limitations - because there are NO limitations.
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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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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.
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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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As a little kid, I climbed a lot of trees because I always loved the bird's-eye view.
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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.
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I don't like to rate myself others can do that.
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If I do something, it's always 90% obvious and 10% unknown.
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I had to work with a psychiatrist.
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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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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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I'm now a member of a pretty small club.
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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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They call me Fearless Felix.
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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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This claustrophobia was the only weakness I had. It's not my fault. It's just in my mind.
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Learn to love what you've been taught to fear.
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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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