Felix Baumgartner

“Heroes don't wear diapers. It's just not cool.”

“I started skydiving because I loved the idea of freedom.”

“I feel comfortable with what I do and I guess that my girlfriend feels the same.”

“People are fascinated about the world above them because it seems so out-of-reach.”

“The stratosphere is a hostile place.”

“I was crossing the English Channel with a carbon-fiber wing on my back.”

“Normally, when I skydive, even in winter, I wear very thin gloves. I want to be flexible, with fast reactions.”

“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.”

“I base jumped off the Jesus statue in Rio de Janeiro.”

“As a little kid, I climbed a lot of trees because I always loved the bird's-eye view.”

“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.”

“I want to find a nice decent job as a helicopter pilot.”

“If I do something, it's always 90% obvious and 10% unknown.”

“I'm 100 percent sure I'm becoming a really good helicopter pilot.”

“They call me Fearless Felix.”

“I don't like to rate myself; others can do that.”

“I can't bear the thought of my mother having to push me around in a wheelchair. I'd rather die quickly.”

“I base jumped off one of the highest buildings in the world.”

“At a certain R.P.M., there's only one way for blood to leave your body, and that's through your eyeballs. That means you're dead.”