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This claustrophobia was the only weakness I had. It's not my fault. It's just in my mind.

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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Claustrophobia
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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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Learn to love what you've been taught to fear.
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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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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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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'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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As a little kid, I climbed a lot of trees because I always loved the bird's-eye view.
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People are fascinated about the world above them because it seems so out-of-reach.
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I like to challenge myself.
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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 feel at home up in the air, just like sailors do at sea and climbers do in the mountains.
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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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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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