Top 64 Quotes & Sayings by Felix Baumgartner

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Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Felix Baumgartner is an Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper. He is best known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon from the stratosphere on 14 October 2012 and landing in New Mexico, United States as part of the Red Bull Stratos project. Doing so, he set world records for skydiving an estimated 39 km (24 mi), reaching an estimated top speed of 1,357.64 km/h (843.6 mph), or Mach 1.25. He became the first person to break the sound barrier relative to the surface without vehicular power on his descent. He broke skydiving records for exit altitude, vertical freefall distance without a drogue parachute, and vertical speed without a drogue. Though he still holds the two latter records, the first was broken two years later, when on 24 October 2014, Alan Eustace jumped from 135,890 feet—or, 41.42 km (25.74 mi) with a drogue.

Austrian - Athlete | Born: April 20, 1969

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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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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.

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

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

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

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I had to work with a psychiatrist.

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

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I always had the dream of flying, and the cheapest way is to become a skydiver.

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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.

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

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

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I'm now a member of a pretty small club.

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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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I have no privacy anymore.

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I started skydiving because I loved the idea of freedom.

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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.

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They call me Fearless Felix.

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

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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 have a lot of fears that normal people have.

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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.

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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.

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I'm retired from the daredevil business.

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

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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 like to challenge myself.

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I'm more a competitive person.

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I always feel the danger because you might always be subject to an unexpected or emergency event.

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

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

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Sometimes you have to go up really high to understand how small you really are.

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The stratosphere is a hostile place.

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

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Well, to me, my past accomplishments weren't crazy. They required a lot of skill and careful planning.

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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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Aviation - and space travel, in particular - have always been especially captivating.

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Of course my life has changed because now everybody knows who Felix Baumgartner is.

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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 love a challenge, and trying to become the first person to break the speed of sound in freefall is a challenge like no other.

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When you stand up there on top of the world, you become so humble.

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Never accept your limitations - because there are NO limitations.

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Don't live life as a spectator.

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It feels great to be on top of the world but the greatest feeling is when your feet are on the ground.

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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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If you want to do something extraordinary, there's always risk involved. I was always willing to take that risk.

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Extreme sport has only ever been about goals and the ways to achieve these goals. Adrenaline plays a part, but it's never in the foreground.

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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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One of the most exciting moments was standing out on top of the world, 30 seconds before stepping off.

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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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I feel at home up in the air, just like sailors do at sea and climbers do in the mountains.

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When I was standing there on top of the world, you become so humble, you do not think about breaking records anymore, you do not think about gaining scientific data. The only thing you want is to come back alive

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Everyone has limits. Not everyone accepts them.

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Engage your life with enthusiasm; grasp your life aggressively and squeeze from it every drop of excitement, satisfaction, and joy.

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That spin became so violent, it was hard to know how to get out of it. I was able to get it under control and break the speed of sound...I could feel myself break the speed of sound. I could feel the air building up and then I hit it.

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If something goes wrong, the only thing that might help you is God.

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Learn to love what you've been taught to fear.

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I know the whole world is watching now. And I wish the world could see what I can see. Sometimes you have to get up really high to understand how small you really are. I'm going home now.

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Sometimes you have to go up really high to see how small you are.

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The only limit is the one you set yourself.

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