Explore Quotes by Felix Baumgartner

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

The stratosphere is a hostile place.

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

I had to work with a psychiatrist.

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

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

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

I have no privacy anymore.

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

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

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.

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