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I have a lot of fears that normal people have.

Felix Baumgartner

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Felix Baumgartner
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: April 20
Boxer
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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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I started skydiving because I loved the idea of freedom.
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I had to work with a psychiatrist.
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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 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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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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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 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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