A Quote by Gary Johnson

I climbed Mount Everest. I don't quit. — © Gary Johnson
I climbed Mount Everest. I don't quit.
No one remembers who climbed Mount Everest the second time.
It's amazing that more people have climbed Mount Everest than have broken the 4-minute mile.
Qualifying for the Olympic Games was one of those moments where you just cry because it was like you've climbed Mount Everest.
Climbing Mount Everest was the biggest mistake I've ever made in my life. I wish I'd never gone. I suffered for years of PTSD and still suffer from what happened. I'm glad I wrote a book about it. But, you know, if I could go back and relive my life, I would never have climbed Everest.
Had I been a man I might have explored the Poles or climbed Mount Everest, but as it was my spirit found outlet in the air. . . .
I was on NPR's All Things Considered yesterday. The question was, 'You're on the torture rack, they're going to kill you, who are you going to vote for? Mitt Romney, or Barack Obama? I said, 'Look, I've climbed Mount Everest. I know how to do what it takes. Take this to the bank: I would rather die.'
I don't think you can climb Mount Everest with a broken leg, but I did break my leg prior to going to Mount Everest, so I was really climbing with a healing broken leg. I had the good fortune of climbing the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. That was a goal that I had.
I have climbed Everest from the Nepal route and the China route. The other routes are too hard for me. So I don't think I can climb Everest again.
Why climb Mount Everest? Because it's there.
The summit of Mount Everest is marine limestone.
Mount Everest is a very spiritual place, it's a beautiful mountain.
Because it is there [famous explanation for wanting to climb Mount Everest].
On Mount Everest it feels as if you are in the womb, but on K2 you are always out on the edge.
People do not wander around and then find themselves at the top of Mount Everest.
In 1977, I climbed a fairly difficult mountain for the first time, which was Mount McKinley, in Alaska. I climbed the so-called 'American Direct Route,' which was a route straight up to the top. I really enjoyed it. Through such experiences, I learned that mountaineering wasn't just about height. I found that different routes have different charms.
The ardent golfer would play Mount Everest if somebody put a flagstick on top.
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