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Felix Baumgartner

Felix Baumgartner (German: [ˈfeːlɪks ˈbaʊ̯mˌɡaɐ̯tnɐ]; born 20 April 1969) is an Austrian skydiver, daredevil, and BASE jumper. He is best known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon in the stratosphere on 14 October 2012. 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.[a][b] He became the first person to break the sound barrier without vehicular power relative to the surface on his descent. He broke skydiving records for exit altitude, vertical freefall distance without drogue, and vertical speed without 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.

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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

Anymore, Data, Humble, Standing, Thinking, World

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

Air, Home, Mountains, Sailors, Sea

They call me Fearless Felix.

Call, Call Me, Fearless, Felix

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

Fast, Gloves, Thin, Want, Winter

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.

Opportunity, People, Watches, Way, Come, Live

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.

Blood, Body, Dead, Eyeballs, Leave, Mean

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

Baumgartner, Changed, Course, Courses, Life Has Changed

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.

Become, Break, Challenges, Like, Sound, Trying

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.

Air, Break, Building Up, Know, Sound

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

Aviation, Captivating, Particular, Space, Travel

You have seen on TV how hard it is to go up 129,000 feet and how hard it is to come down.

Come, Down, Feet, Hard, Tvs

Never accept your limitations - because there are NO limitations.

Accept, Accepting, Limitation, Limitations

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

Fault, Faults, Mind, Weakness

I'm not an adrenaline junkie. It's never been about thrills for me. I'm just someone who loves a challenge.

Adrenaline, Challenge, Challenges, Junkie, Thrills

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.

Appear, Credit, Names, Pages, Right, Though

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

Bear, Bears, Mother, Quickly, Thought, Wheelchairs

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.

1969, Kids, Moon, Number, Numbers, Spoken

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

Aviation, High, Positivity, See, Small, Sometimes

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.

Home, Small, Wish, World

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

Climbed, Eye, Kids, Trees, View, Views

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