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“Over time, we as humans have developed a different attitude towards nature and we've forgotten about our inner power.”
“For me, God is cold.”
“Anybody is able to doubt me. I say, 'Come with your criticism to polish the diamond of the truth.' People need to wake up to their own power. Everybody has this nature.”
“Breathing exercises produce brain waves.”
“Every body has mind power, I have learned to direct it toward my body and thus influence the cold and heating-system of my metabolism.”
“Yes, my teacher is the cold.”
“Nature is so merciless - but so righteous.”
“It's a great honour to have the nickname of Iceman, it makes me feel very proud of my achievements.”
“I think of the cold as a noble force.”
“Fear is a great signal. It's like a pain signal. Hey, look at me, look at me. Get your focus right over here, at the pain.”
“As one can solve maths by concentrating do I focus on certain places in my body and generate heat because of it.”
“I love working out to Michael Jackson.”
“I never had a teacher, and I never had lessons, other than hard Nature itself.”
“We are built to be happy, strong and healthy. I fear not to live. We have everything to live up to our dreams. You have everything to achieve that, and in a very short period of time you can get all the tools to manifest who you want to be.”
“In the cold I centre myself and my breathing to transfer all my heat into the centre of my body.”
“I found by deeper breathing, going into the cold, thinking about it, dealing with it; getting the conviction that my ability to breathe deeper is making connections with my body.”
“I'm not afraid to die. But I'm afraid to not live.”
“I want to stop war, and I want to stop disease.”
“Arthritis, Crohn's disease, psoriasis, depression - all of those diseases are a result of our neglected biochemistry. We need to be stimulated to help fight disease. Cold is a great stimulator.”
“Your brain has the power to modify your pain perception.”