Good planning is important. I've also regarded a sense of humor as one of the most important things on a big expedition. When you're in a difficult o…

- Edmund Hillary

It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.

- Edmund Hillary

With practice and focus, you can extend yourself far more than you ever believed possible.

- Edmund Hillary

I will come again & conquer you because as a mountain you can't grow, but as a human, I can

- Edmund Hillary

Life's a bit like mountaineering - never look down.

- Edmund Hillary

Mount Everest, you beat me the first time, but I'll beat you the next time because you've grown all you are going to grow... but I'm still growing!

- Edmund Hillary

You don't have to be a hero to accomplish great things---to compete. You can just be an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging go…

- Edmund Hillary

People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.

- Edmund Hillary

It's not the moutain we conquer but ourselves.

- Edmund Hillary