I was scared many times on Everest, but this is all part of the challenge. When I fell down a crevasse, it was pretty scary.
Interpretation
Facing fears is integral to overcoming challenges.
Edmund Hillary reflects on his experiences climbing Everest, acknowledging that fear is a natural part of tackling formidable challenges. His statement emphasizes the idea that fear should not deter us; rather, it is a component of the journey towards achieving greatness and conquering the unknown.
In practice
In a motivational speech to inspire climbers to embrace their fears.
I think I mainly climb mountains because I get a great deal of enjoyment out of it. I never attempt to analyze these things too thoroughly, but I think that all mountaineers do get a great deal of satisfaction out of overcoming some challenge which they think is very difficult for them, or which perhaps may be a little dangerous.
Despite all I have seen and experiences, I still get the same thrill out of glimpsing a tiny patch of snow in a high mountain gully and feel the same urge to climb toward it.
I've always hated the danger part of climbing, and it's great to come down again because it's safe.
Even when you're 50, you can make the effort to improve your standards.
Many people have been getting too casual about climbing Everest. I forecast a disaster many times.
I am a lucky man. I have had a dream and it has come true, and that is not a thing that happens often to men.
They say, 'Nothing can be done here!' I reply, 'I know no such word in the vocabulary I adopt!'
If I make a fool of myself, who cares? I'm not frightened by anyone's perception of me.
You've got to keep fighting; you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive.
I was amazed that what I needed to survive could be carried on my back. And, most surprising of all, that I could carry it.
The #MeToo movement doesn't belong to Republicans or the Democrats. The #MeToo movement belongs to women who are having the courage to come forward and say this is wrong. People should be protected. We want that for all of our daughters and all of our sisters. We also want there to be rights for the accused.
Hope and faith. You have to have hope and faith... Long ways to go. Grateful to survive. I's frustrating. Mentally hard. Hard work. I'm trying. Trying so hard to get better. Regain what I've lost... I will get stronger. I will return.
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