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Aviation - and space travel, in particular - have always been especially captivating.
Felix Baumgartner
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Felix Baumgartner
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: April 20
Boxer
Daredevil
Military Personnel
Racing Automobile Driver
Skydiver
Felix Baumgartener
Supersonic Skydive
Highest sky dive
Fearless Felix
Felix Baumgarten
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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'm retired from the daredevil business.
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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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I'm now a member of a pretty small club.
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I want to find a nice decent job as a helicopter pilot.
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They call me Fearless Felix.
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I like to challenge myself.
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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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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 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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People are fascinated about the world above them because it seems so out-of-reach.
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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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One of the most exciting moments was standing out on top of the world, 30 seconds before stepping off.
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The only limit is the one you set yourself.
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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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I don't like to rate myself others can do that.
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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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I have a lot of fears that normal people have.
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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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You have seen on TV how hard it is to go up 129,000 feet and how hard it is to come down.
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