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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
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Psychiatrist
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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 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'm not an adrenaline junkie. It's never been about thrills for me. I'm just someone who loves a challenge.
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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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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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I started skydiving because I loved the idea of freedom.
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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 like to challenge myself.
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I want to inspire the next generation. I want to be in mission control with someone younger than me wanting to break my record.
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I want to find a nice decent job as a helicopter pilot.
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Aviation - and space travel, in particular - have always been especially captivating.
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I don't like to rate myself others can do that.
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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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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 feel at home up in the air, just like sailors do at sea and climbers do in the mountains.
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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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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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Well, to me, my past accomplishments weren't crazy. They required a lot of skill and careful planning.
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