A biography for Felix Baumgartnerhasn’t been written yet.
“Aviation - and space travel, in particular - have always been especially captivating.”
“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.”
“Let me tell you - when I was standing there on top of the world, you become so humble. You don't think about breaking records anymore, you don't think about gaining scientific data - the only thing that you want is to come back alive.”
“I had to work with a psychiatrist.”
“I have no privacy anymore.”
“I'm now a member of a pretty small club.”
“This claustrophobia was the only weakness I had. It's not my fault. It's just in my mind.”
“I always had the dream of flying, and the cheapest way is to become a skydiver.”
“Of course my life has changed because now everybody knows who Felix Baumgartner is.”
“People should decide 'are you willing to spend all this money to go to Mars?' I think the average person on the ground would never spend that amount of money - they have to spend it on something that makes sense and this is definitely saving our planet.”
“Sometimes you have to go up really high to understand how small you really are.”
“Well, to me, my past accomplishments weren't crazy. They required a lot of skill and careful planning.”
“I have a lot of fears that normal people have.”
“You have seen on TV how hard it is to go up 129,000 feet and how hard it is to come down.”
“Well, I jumped for the first time when I was 16. I just loved it and immediately realized that it was what I wanted to do.”
“I like to challenge myself.”
“I'm more a competitive person.”
“I'm retired from the daredevil business.”
“I always feel the danger because you might always be subject to an unexpected or emergency event.”
“Sometimes you have to go upReally high to understand HOW small You Really Are”