Felix Baumgartner

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

“I'm more a competitive person.”

“I'm retired from the daredevil business.”

“Heroes don't wear diapers. It's just not cool.”

“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.”

“I started skydiving because I loved the idea of freedom.”

“The stratosphere is a hostile place.”

“If the Wright brothers hadn't put their lives on the line, we would not be flying around the world these days. So we need pioneers.”